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Steve Reed vs Chris Murray

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

Photograph of Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North
vs
Photograph of Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Steve Reed and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 225 shared comparable votes.

225 same votes 0 different votes 225 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
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

62.1%
10% below average
Rank 555 of 649
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 256 of 649
1,476
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
863
58.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
49.7% of votes cast
613
41.5% of votes cast
No votes
230
50.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
47
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
410
+263.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
72
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£293,477
30% above average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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