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Ian Murray vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 735 shared comparable votes.

728 same votes 7 different votes 735 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
56 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
56 Aye 42 No
42 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 11 No
Energy 96% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 10 No
Trade 96% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
67 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 96 shared votes
70 Aye 26 No
56 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
56 Aye 42 No
42 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

71.0%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 650
Participation
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,707
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
619 eligible divisions
944
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
48.7% of votes cast
763
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.3% 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

74
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Appearances
7
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
151
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Contributions
7
-147.6 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
192 of 212 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
Aye
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API