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Matt Western vs Ian Murray

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Ian Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,243 shared comparable votes.

1,240 same votes 3 different votes 1,243 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
95 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
95 Aye 61 No
101 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
101 Aye 49 No
38 Aye 103 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
38 Aye 103 No
63 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
63 Aye 56 No
31 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 48 shared votes
34 Aye 14 No
34 Aye 26 No
Trade 98% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
95 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
95 Aye 61 No
101 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
101 Aye 49 No
38 Aye 103 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
38 Aye 103 No

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

Voting record

74.2%
2% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 401 of 649
1,571
2,117 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,688
2,372 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
936
55.5% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
752
44.5% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

95
+14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
Appearances
78
-2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
114
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
Contributions
180
+40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£277,506
23% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
152 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
No rebel
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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