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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 521 shared comparable votes.

521 same votes 0 different votes 521 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

70.9%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 650
Participation
73.0%
1% above average
Rank 354 of 650
1,707
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
751
1,029 eligible divisions
944
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
368
49.0% of votes cast
763
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
383
51.0% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

72
-21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
Appearances
77
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
147
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
289
+127.0 vs Commons average
Rank 84 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
£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
192 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
12 of 12 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 82 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
83 of 97 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Energy
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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