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John Whitby vs Chris Murray

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
Photograph of Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 413 shared comparable votes.

413 same votes 0 different votes 413 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
45 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

89.4 %
17 % above average
Rank 28 of 650
Participation
79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 220 of 650
499
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
558 eligible divisions
258
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
216
48.9 % of votes cast
241
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
226
51.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
Appearances
37
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
77
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
Contributions
45
-79.8 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Energy
16 of 17 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API