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Ian Murray vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,012 shared comparable votes.

1,012 same votes 0 different votes 1,012 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
27 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
27 Aye 98 No
56 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
56 Aye 64 No
78 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
78 Aye 37 No
35 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
35 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
27 Aye 98 No
56 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
56 Aye 64 No
78 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
78 Aye 37 No
35 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
35 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 649
Participation
77.2%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,280
1,658 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
51.2% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
625
48.8% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

80
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Appearances
15
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 649
162
+19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Contributions
17
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
64 of 69 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
50 of 54 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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