Compare

Susan Murray vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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

Photograph of Susan Murray
Susan Murray
LD Mid Dunbartonshire
vs
Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Susan Murray and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 245 shared comparable votes.

182 same votes 63 different votes 245 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
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 95% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 35 No
Tax 94% aligned 52 shared votes
14 Aye 38 No
2 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 19 shared votes
0 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 13 No
Housing 65% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

62.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 547 of 649
Participation
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 171 of 649
355
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,920
2,354 eligible divisions
195
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
879
45.8 % of votes cast
160
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,041
54.2 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

74
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 649
Appearances
91
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
88
-45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
Contributions
171
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,988
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£189,988
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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