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Mark Sewards vs Chris Murray

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 0 different votes 357 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
42 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
42 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
42 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 259 of 649
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 219 of 649
441
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
570 eligible divisions
208
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
223
49.4 % of votes cast
233
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
228
50.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

146
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 649
Appearances
42
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
158
+23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 649
Contributions
55
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14 % below average
8
3 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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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