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Ian Murray vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Ed Davey voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,023 shared comparable votes.

857 same votes 166 different votes 1,023 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
97 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
97 Aye 63 No
28 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 23 No
Trade 97% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 42% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 44% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 8 No
Housing 55% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
80 Aye 35 No
Tax 68% aligned 115 shared votes
69 Aye 46 No
9 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 71% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 391 of 648
Participation
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 648
1,664
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
926
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
55.8 % of votes cast
738
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
554
44.2 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

57
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 648
Appearances
49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
148
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 648
Contributions
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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