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Ian Murray vs Jim Dickson

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 Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Jim Dickson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 0 different votes 337 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 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
40 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
40 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 393 of 649
Participation
89.2 %
17 % above average
Rank 26 of 649
1,688
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
575 eligible divisions
936
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
48.3 % of votes cast
752
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
265
51.7 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 649
Appearances
125
+46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 649
165
+25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649
Contributions
138
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 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
£172,033
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£172,033
24 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Benefits
29 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
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
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
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
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