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Ian Murray vs Richard Foord

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 Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Richard Foord voted the same way 58% of the time, based on 467 shared comparable votes.

269 same votes 198 different votes 467 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
4 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 52 No
Migration 97% aligned 67 shared votes
13 Aye 54 No
11 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 3 No
Energy 88% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 4 No
Benefits 7% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 16% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
43 Aye 14 No
Tax 19% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 37% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 6 No
Housing 38% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 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
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 566 of 649
1,688
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
654
1,072 eligible divisions
936
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
350
53.5 % of votes cast
752
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
304
46.5 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

73
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
Appearances
231
+153.0 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
165
+26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649
Contributions
255
+116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 75 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
£772,982
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£302,531
34 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
24 of 29 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
33 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
74 of 97 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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