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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.

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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 258 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 253 different votes 258 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

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 393 of 649
Participation
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 394 of 649
1,688
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
575 eligible divisions
936
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
174
42.3 % of votes cast
752
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
237
57.7 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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 111 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
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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