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Ian Murray vs Elaine Stewart

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 Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 245 shared comparable votes.

244 same votes 1 different votes 245 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
36 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
36 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 93% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
36 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
36 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 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
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
363
590 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
160
44.1% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
203
55.9% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Appearances
26
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
161
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Contributions
36
-111.7 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
25 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Tax
81 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
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