Compare

Ian Murray vs Mr Angus MacDonald

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 Mr Angus MacDonald
Mr Angus MacDonald
LD Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Mr Angus MacDonald voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 212 different votes 234 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
3 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
2 Aye 6 No
Housing 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 7 No
Defence 9% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 11 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
11 Aye 36 No
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 5% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 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
59.5%
13% below average
Rank 578 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
351
590 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
187
53.3% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
164
46.7% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
15
4.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
Appearances
55
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 649
162
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Contributions
77
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 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
£196,056
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£196,056
13% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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