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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 488 shared comparable votes.

488 same votes 0 different votes 488 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
18 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
18 Aye 57 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
20 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
18 Aye 57 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
20 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 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
72.9 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 648
1,664
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
682
935 eligible divisions
926
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
339
49.7 % of votes cast
738
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
343
50.3 % 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
3 years, 6 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

57
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 648
Appearances
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 648
148
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 648
Contributions
139
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 139 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
£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
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
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
81 of 95 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Trade
17 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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