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Ian Murray vs Carolyn Harris

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South
vs
Photograph of Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,462 shared comparable votes.

1,454 same votes 8 different votes 1,462 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
116 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
116 Aye 53 No
35 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
35 Aye 95 No
47 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 64 shared votes
47 Aye 17 No
34 Aye 25 No
Benefits 100% aligned 59 shared votes
34 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
107 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 174 shared votes
110 Aye 64 No
36 Aye 28 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
77 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 145 shared votes
76 Aye 69 No
116 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
116 Aye 53 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 402 of 650
Participation
75.1%
3% above average
Rank 307 of 650
1,693
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,796
2,390 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,031
57.4% of votes cast
754
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
765
42.6% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

75
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Appearances
47
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
152
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
Contributions
27
-124.4 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 70 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#3
Education
83 of 96 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#4
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 70 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No rebel
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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