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Ian Murray vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Nick Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,374 shared comparable votes.

1,365 same votes 9 different votes 1,374 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
116 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
116 Aye 56 No
69 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
69 Aye 71 No
33 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
33 Aye 83 No
48 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 67 shared votes
48 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 29 No
Trade 95% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 9 No
Energy 97% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
86 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 139 shared votes
89 Aye 50 No
116 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
116 Aye 56 No
69 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
69 Aye 71 No

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

Voting record

71.0%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 650
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 650
1,703
2,400 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,793
2,400 eligible divisions
940
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,019
56.8% of votes cast
763
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
774
43.2% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

75
-12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Appearances
92
+4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
152
0.0 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
Contributions
120
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 295 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Education
89 of 96 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 76 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
65 of 76 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
Aye
Cross-Border Trade Resolution: Amendment (e) 20 Nov 2017
Trade
No rebel
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
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
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: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API