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Ian Murray vs Tony Vaughan

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 Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Tony Vaughan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 0 different votes 327 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
37 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
37 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
37 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 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
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 198 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
590 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
50.4% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
234
49.6% 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
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
Appearances
50
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
161
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650
Contributions
87
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 380 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
£231,055
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£231,055
2% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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