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Al Carns vs James McMurdock

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
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James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Al Carns and James McMurdock voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 118 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 114 different votes 118 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
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 6% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 11 No
Tax 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
2 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 11 No
Tax 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
2 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 614 of 649
Participation
41.4%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
244
590 eligible divisions
147
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
119
48.8% of votes cast
165
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
125
51.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
Appearances
28
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
274
+128.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Contributions
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Housing
21 of 32 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 112 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
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