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Ian Murray vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,296 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 1,255 different votes 1,296 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
15 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
30 Aye 26 No
Trade 4% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
56 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 127 shared votes
73 Aye 54 No
24 Aye 14 No
Energy 3% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 2% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
123 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 176 shared votes
53 Aye 123 No
21 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
8 Aye 32 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 391 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,664
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
926
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
738
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

57
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 648
Appearances
142
+81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
148
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 648
Contributions
163
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
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