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Ian Murray vs Jake Richards

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
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Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Jake Richards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

258 same votes 0 different votes 258 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 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
31 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
31 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
51.5% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
207
48.5% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
68
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
161
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Contributions
229
+81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£187,382
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£187,382
17% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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