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Ian Murray vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 978 shared comparable votes.

978 same votes 0 different votes 978 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 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
36 Aye 93 No
85 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
85 Aye 39 No
50 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
50 Aye 62 No
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
34 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
34 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
36 Aye 93 No
85 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
85 Aye 39 No
50 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
50 Aye 62 No
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
34 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
34 Aye 12 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

80
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Appearances
97
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
162
+19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Contributions
757
+614.7 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 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
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
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
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