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Oliver Ryan vs Chris Murray

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

Photograph of Oliver Ryan
Oliver Ryan
Lab Burnley
vs
Photograph of Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Oliver Ryan and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

367 same votes 0 different votes 367 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
46 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
46 Aye 39 No
18 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
46 Aye 39 No
18 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 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

81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 649
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 223 of 649
463
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
568 eligible divisions
222
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
222
49.4 % of votes cast
241
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
227
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

35
-40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 649
Appearances
40
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 649
43
-90.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 649
Contributions
50
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£234,505
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£234,505
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14 % below average
2
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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
27 of 29 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Tax
99 of 111 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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