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Ian Murray vs Jim Shannon

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
vs
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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Jim Shannon voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 1,469 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 1,093 different votes 1,469 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
31 Aye 81 No
Migration 47% aligned 112 shared votes
72 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 47% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 21 No
Defence 44% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
33 Aye 23 No
Benefits 41% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
6 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 35% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
113 Aye 73 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 186 shared votes
66 Aye 120 No
24 Aye 13 No
Energy 14% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
121 Aye 60 No
Tax 15% aligned 181 shared votes
73 Aye 108 No
27 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 18% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
46 Aye 18 No
Education 20% aligned 64 shared votes
25 Aye 39 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
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,688
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
936
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
752
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

73
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
165
+26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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