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Ian Murray vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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 Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

232 same votes 7 different votes 239 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
26 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 393 of 649
Participation
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,688
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
936
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
752
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
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