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Sarah Edwards vs Ian Murray

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

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
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Photograph of Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Ian Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

331 same votes 0 different votes 331 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
43 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
43 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
43 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
939
55.5% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
753
44.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

38
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
79
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
46
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
Contributions
161
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£277,506
23% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 16 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
152 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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