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Ian Murray vs Patrick Spencer

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South
vs
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 227 different votes 232 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
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
3 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
3 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 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
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
1,688
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
575 eligible divisions
936
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
46.3 % of votes cast
752
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
216
53.7 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Contributions
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 637 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
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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