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Ian Murray vs Zarah Sultana

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

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Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South
vs
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Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 984 shared comparable votes.

899 same votes 85 different votes 984 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
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 21 No
Benefits 72% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 7 No
Housing 72% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
30 Aye 11 No
Education 85% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 87% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
52 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 88% aligned 117 shared votes
50 Aye 67 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 393 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,688
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
936
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
752
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Contributions
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: 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
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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