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Ian Murray vs Jim Allister

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 Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Jim Allister voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 238 different votes 270 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
4 Aye 5 No
Migration 44% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
20 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 19% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 6 No
Housing 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 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 403 of 649
Participation
69.9%
3% below average
Rank 432 of 649
1,690
2,374 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
588 eligible divisions
937
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
203
49.4% of votes cast
753
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
208
50.6% 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
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
Appearances
194
+112.8 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 649
183
+41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Contributions
252
+110.6 vs Commons average
Rank 84 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
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Tax
90 of 112 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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