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Ian Murray vs Jeff Smith

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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,254 shared comparable votes.

1,252 same votes 2 different votes 1,254 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
108 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
108 Aye 54 No
29 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
29 Aye 99 No
58 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
58 Aye 66 No
76 Aye 34 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 110 shared votes
76 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 15 No
Trade 97% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
108 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
108 Aye 54 No
29 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
29 Aye 99 No
58 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
58 Aye 66 No
76 Aye 34 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 110 shared votes
76 Aye 34 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 401 of 649
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 209 of 649
1,688
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,887
2,372 eligible divisions
936
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
54.3% of votes cast
752
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
862
45.7% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

78
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Appearances
52
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
180
+39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649
Contributions
68
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 434 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
61 of 66 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 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
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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