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Ian Murray vs Kate Dearden

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 Kate Dearden
Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Kate Dearden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

286 same votes 0 different votes 286 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
34 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 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
86.1%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
508
590 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
247
48.6% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
261
51.4% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
Appearances
82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
161
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650
Contributions
206
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 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
£175,203
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£175,203
23% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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