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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.

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Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South
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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 963 shared comparable votes.

963 same votes 0 different votes 963 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
35 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
35 Aye 92 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
33 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
35 Aye 92 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
33 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 391 of 648
Participation
74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 648
1,664
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,181
1,594 eligible divisions
926
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
53.3 % of votes cast
738
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
552
46.7 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

57
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 648
Appearances
38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 648
148
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 648
Contributions
219
+110.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 648

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
7
1 registered category
0
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
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Education
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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