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Ian Murray vs Shaun Davies

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 Shaun Davies
Shaun Davies
Lab Telford

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Shaun Davies voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

235 same votes 1 different votes 236 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
27 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
16 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
16 Aye 2 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
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 511 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
386
590 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
203
52.6% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
183
47.4% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.8% 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
33
-51.8 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
161
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Contributions
46
-101.7 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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
£210,313
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£210,313
7% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
35
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
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
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