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Steve Darling vs Ian Murray

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

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Steve Darling
LD Torbay
vs
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Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Ian Murray voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 225 different votes 265 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
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 21% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
34 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 12 No
Benefits 5% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

67.5%
5% below average
Rank 472 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 649
398
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
217
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
939
55.5% of votes cast
181
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
753
44.5% of votes cast
7
1.8% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

142
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 649
Appearances
79
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649
168
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£235,469
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4% above average
Latest expenses
£277,506
23% above average
8
5 registered categories
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

Housing
27 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
152 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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