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Jeff Smith vs Chris Murray

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

404 same votes 0 different votes 404 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
48 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
48 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
48 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 650
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 650
1,873
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
445
563 eligible divisions
1,020
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
49.0 % of votes cast
853
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
227
51.0 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 650
Appearances
36
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
47
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
Contributions
44
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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