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James Murray vs Sarah Bool

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

Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North
vs
Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

James Murray and Sarah Bool voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 282 different votes 286 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
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
38 Aye 54 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
38 Aye 54 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
Participation
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 394 of 649
1,204
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
575 eligible divisions
643
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
174
42.3 % of votes cast
561
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
237
57.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
707
+568.7 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£293,355
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17 % below average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 111 votes
Migration
132 of 154 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
Education
58 of 69 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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 Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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