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Ian Murray vs Joe Robertson

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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Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Joe Robertson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 272 different votes 280 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
1 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
40 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
18 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
18 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 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
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
201
45.3% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
243
54.7% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649
Appearances
166
+82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
Contributions
292
+146.1 vs Commons average
Rank 62 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
£165,302
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£165,302
27% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Tax
95 of 112 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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