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Ian Murray vs Sam Carling

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
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Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 0 different votes 327 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
41 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 391 of 648
Participation
92.6 %
19 % above average
Rank 13 of 648
1,664
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
526 eligible divisions
926
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
258
53.0 % of votes cast
738
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
229
47.0 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 648
Appearances
53
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 648
148
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 648
Contributions
74
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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