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Ian Murray vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,432 shared comparable votes.

1,422 same votes 10 different votes 1,432 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
96 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
96 Aye 54 No
37 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
37 Aye 105 No
34 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
36 Aye 24 No
Benefits 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
45 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
45 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
31 Aye 11 No
Energy 98% aligned 42 shared votes
32 Aye 10 No
105 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 174 shared votes
109 Aye 65 No
75 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 148 shared votes
74 Aye 74 No
96 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
96 Aye 54 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 401 of 650
Participation
73.1%
1% above average
Rank 355 of 650
1,698
2,395 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,750
2,395 eligible divisions
940
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
963
55.0% of votes cast
758
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
787
45.0% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

75
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Appearances
100
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650
152
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
Contributions
155
+3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 206 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 70 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion L (Revocation to avoid no deal) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
No rebel
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Committee Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 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 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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