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Chris Bloore vs James Murray

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

Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch
vs
Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and James Murray voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

310 same votes 2 different votes 312 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
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 85% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
same as average
Rank 383 of 650
Participation
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 339 of 650
454
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,252
1,699 eligible divisions
220
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
53.0% of votes cast
234
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
588
47.0% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

112
+17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
106
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
127
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Contributions
784
+619.4 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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