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Alan Mak vs James McMurdock

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

Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant
vs
Photograph of James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Alan Mak and James McMurdock voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 186 shared comparable votes.

180 same votes 6 different votes 186 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
20 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
20 Aye 48 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Defence 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 94% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
20 Aye 48 No

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

Voting record

85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 649
Participation
41.4 %
31 % below average
Rank 634 of 649
2,017
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
238
575 eligible divisions
955
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
117
49.2 % of votes cast
1,062
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
121
50.8 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
Appearances
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
Contributions
30
-108.3 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£292,278
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
28
7 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Trade
84 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 111 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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