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Ian Murray vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 512 shared comparable votes.

512 same votes 0 different votes 512 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
19 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
19 Aye 58 No
34 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
19 Aye 58 No
34 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 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
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
735
999 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
361
49.1% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
374
50.9% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

80
-2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649
Appearances
73
-9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
162
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649
Contributions
286
+142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
20 of 23 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Migration
83 of 97 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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