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Ian Murray vs Ed Miliband

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 Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Ed Miliband voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,150 shared comparable votes.

1,143 same votes 7 different votes 1,150 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
26 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
26 Aye 102 No
72 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
72 Aye 42 No
37 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
37 Aye 55 No
25 Aye 26 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 11 No
Energy 97% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
104 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
26 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
26 Aye 102 No
72 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
72 Aye 42 No

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

Voting record

71.0%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 650
Participation
54.3%
18% below average
Rank 607 of 650
1,707
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,307
2,405 eligible divisions
944
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
724
55.4% of votes cast
763
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
583
44.6% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

74
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Appearances
54
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
151
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Contributions
637
+482.2 vs Commons average
Rank 11 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
£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£221,136
2% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
192 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
171 of 212 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
129 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
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
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
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