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Ian Murray vs Colum Eastwood

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

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Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South
vs
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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 680 shared comparable votes.

649 same votes 31 different votes 680 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
21 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 17 No
Benefits 79% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
51 Aye 20 No
Tax 92% aligned 71 shared votes
47 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 92 No
Migration 98% aligned 123 shared votes
33 Aye 90 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 393 of 649
Participation
53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
1,688
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,643 eligible divisions
936
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
485
55.0 % of votes cast
752
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
397
45.0 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 576 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
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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