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Ian Murray vs Sarah Olney

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 Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Sarah Olney voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 956 shared comparable votes.

729 same votes 227 different votes 956 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
36 Aye 35 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
2 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 95 No
Migration 96% aligned 114 shared votes
19 Aye 95 No
16 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 36% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
34 Aye 15 No
Education 41% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 50% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 51% aligned 35 shared votes
5 Aye 30 No
73 Aye 30 No
Tax 57% aligned 103 shared votes
55 Aye 48 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,688
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
936
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
752
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
47 of 50 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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