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Ian Murray vs Sarah Sackman

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 Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Lab Finchley and Golders Green

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Sarah Sackman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

269 same votes 0 different votes 269 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
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 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
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
590 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
52.2% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
196
47.8% 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
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Appearances
68
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 650
161
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Contributions
370
+222.3 vs Commons average
Rank 43 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
£206,246
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£206,246
9% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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