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Lorraine Beavers vs James Murray

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

Photograph of Lorraine Beavers
Lorraine Beavers
Lab Blackpool North and Fleetwood
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Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Lorraine Beavers and James Murray voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 9 different votes 377 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
63 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
63 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 62% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
63 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
63 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

86.8%
14% above average
Rank 59 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
552
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,257
1,704 eligible divisions
291
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
53.1% of votes cast
261
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
590
46.9% of votes cast
9
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

71
-25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
Appearances
109
+12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
87
-80.2 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Contributions
801
+633.8 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£199,406
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£199,406
12% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
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

Housing
33 of 33 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 55 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API