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Ian Murray vs Sarah Russell

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
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Photograph of Sarah Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Sarah Russell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

308 same votes 0 different votes 308 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
33 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 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
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
247
50.8% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
239
49.2% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
Appearances
97
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
161
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650
Contributions
145
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 216 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
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Education
49 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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