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Ian Murray vs Matt Bishop

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
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Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Matt Bishop voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 190 shared comparable votes.

190 same votes 0 different votes 190 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
28 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

70.9%
2% below average
Rank 405 of 650
Participation
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 616 of 650
1,692
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
318
601 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
149
46.9% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
169
53.1% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
34
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
160
+10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Contributions
45
-104.1 vs Commons average
Rank 534 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
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Trade
7 of 10 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Tax
78 of 113 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#3
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 70 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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