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Ian Murray vs Rachel Hopkins

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 Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,110 shared comparable votes.

1,110 same votes 0 different votes 1,110 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
37 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
37 Aye 102 No
60 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
60 Aye 71 No
89 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
89 Aye 40 No
38 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
38 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
37 Aye 102 No
60 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
60 Aye 71 No
89 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
89 Aye 40 No
38 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
38 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 649
Participation
84.9%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
746
53.0% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
662
47.0% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

80
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Appearances
86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649
162
+19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Contributions
100
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
53 of 54 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
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