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Paul Davies vs James Murray

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

Photograph of Paul Davies
Paul Davies
Lab Colne Valley
vs
Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Paul Davies and James 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
55 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
55 Aye 43 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
55 Aye 43 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

94.2 %
22 % above average
Rank 3 of 649
Participation
73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
537
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,199
1,638 eligible divisions
278
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
641
53.5 % of votes cast
259
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
558
46.5 % 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
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

46
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
Appearances
71
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
54
-80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
Contributions
620
+485.5 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£194,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£194,533
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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