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Ian Murray vs Karin Smyth

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 Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,392 shared comparable votes.

1,385 same votes 7 different votes 1,392 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
104 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
104 Aye 60 No
66 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
66 Aye 75 No
29 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
29 Aye 84 No
46 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 64 shared votes
46 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 13 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
31 Aye 12 No
34 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
106 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 176 shared votes
109 Aye 67 No
31 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
104 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
104 Aye 60 No

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

Voting record

71.0%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 650
Participation
72.6%
same as average
Rank 365 of 650
1,707
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,746
2,405 eligible divisions
944
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
973
55.7% of votes cast
763
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
773
44.3% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

74
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Appearances
120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
151
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Contributions
452
+297.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 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
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
192 of 212 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 82 votes
#3
Transport
80 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API