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Blake Stephenson vs James McMurdock

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


Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and James McMurdock voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 185 shared comparable votes.

181 same votes 4 different votes 185 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
21 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
21 Aye 42 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 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 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
21 Aye 42 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
Participation
41.4%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 649
421
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
244
590 eligible divisions
191
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
119
48.8% of votes cast
230
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
125
51.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
Appearances
28
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
165
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 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

£203,629
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10% below average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Tax
92 of 112 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 112 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API