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Ian Murray vs David Davis

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 David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and David Davis voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 1,182 shared comparable votes.

109 same votes 1,073 different votes 1,182 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
31 Aye 81 No
Migration 17% aligned 112 shared votes
70 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 28 No
Trade 17% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
45 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 92 shared votes
46 Aye 46 No
17 Aye 19 No
Defence 14% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
26 Aye 14 No
Benefits 10% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 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
64.8%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,539
2,376 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
720
46.8% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
819
53.2% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
93
6.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
18 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

80
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
162
+19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Contributions
82
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 388 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
£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£277,187
23% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Brexit / EU
198 of 211 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
53 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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