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Ian Murray vs Gareth Thomas

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South
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Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,297 shared comparable votes.

1,289 same votes 8 different votes 1,297 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
101 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
101 Aye 47 No
39 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
39 Aye 95 No
57 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
57 Aye 60 No
45 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
45 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 7 No
Energy 95% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
27 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 26 No
Trade 98% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
112 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 179 shared votes
115 Aye 64 No
101 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
101 Aye 47 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
1,707
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,599
2,405 eligible divisions
944
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
56.3% of votes cast
763
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.7% 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
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

75
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
45
-42.8 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
152
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
49
-104.1 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 81 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 81 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Transport
70 of 95 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
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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