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Ian Murray vs Sir Stephen Timms

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,530 shared comparable votes.

1,521 same votes 9 different votes 1,530 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
109 Aye 76 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 185 shared votes
109 Aye 76 No
115 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
115 Aye 66 No
76 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 157 shared votes
76 Aye 81 No
39 Aye 110 No
Migration 100% aligned 149 shared votes
39 Aye 110 No
51 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 67 shared votes
51 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 12 No
Energy 98% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
109 Aye 76 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 185 shared votes
109 Aye 76 No
115 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
115 Aye 66 No
76 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 157 shared votes
76 Aye 81 No
39 Aye 110 No
Migration 100% aligned 149 shared votes
39 Aye 110 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 402 of 650
Participation
78.6%
6% above average
Rank 227 of 650
1,693
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,878
2,390 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,030
54.8% of votes cast
754
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
848
45.2% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

75
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Appearances
59
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
152
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
Contributions
221
+69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 120 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
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
66 of 70 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 70 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API