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Ian Murray vs Danny Beales

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 Danny Beales
Danny Beales
Lab Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Danny Beales voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 0 different votes 338 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
41 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 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
89.7%
17% above average
Rank 23 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
529
590 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
279
52.7% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
250
47.3% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
Appearances
119
+35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
161
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650
Contributions
152
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 203 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
£181,232
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£181,232
20% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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