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Ian Murray vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Mr Douglas Alexander 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
27 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 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
46.1%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 650
1,692
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
601 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
51
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
160
+10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Contributions
224
+74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 117 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 70 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 113 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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