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Ian Murray vs Jessica Toale

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 Jessica Toale
Jessica Toale
Lab Bournemouth West

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Jessica Toale voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

294 same votes 0 different votes 294 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
40 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
40 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
40 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 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
78.0%
5% above average
Rank 245 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
590 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
50.7% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
227
49.3% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
Appearances
101
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 650
161
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650
Contributions
122
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 268 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
£208,947
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£208,947
8% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Education
47 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 30 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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