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Ian Murray vs Sarah Bool

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 Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Sarah Bool voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 260 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 255 different votes 260 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
41 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
18 Aye 41 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
18 Aye 41 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 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
70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
590 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
177
42.3% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
241
57.7% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649
Appearances
96
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
4 of 4 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 112 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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