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Ian Murray vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,500 shared comparable votes.

1,470 same votes 30 different votes 1,500 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
113 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
113 Aye 54 No
37 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
37 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 23 No
Benefits 90% aligned 61 shared votes
38 Aye 23 No
109 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 177 shared votes
112 Aye 65 No
45 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 62 shared votes
44 Aye 18 No
34 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
36 Aye 101 No
Migration 99% aligned 137 shared votes
35 Aye 102 No

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

Voting record

71.1%
1% below average
Rank 398 of 650
Participation
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 650
1,718
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,856
2,417 eligible divisions
952
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
55.0% of votes cast
766
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
835
45.0% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

75
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
Appearances
65
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
152
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
Contributions
66
-98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 490 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
192 of 212 votes
#1
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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