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Chris Law vs James McMurdock

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

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
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James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Chris Law and James McMurdock voted the same way 62% of the time, based on 74 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 28 different votes 74 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
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 24 No
Tax 82% aligned 38 shared votes
9 Aye 29 No
1 Aye 2 No
Benefits 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Benefits 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

51.6 %
21 % below average
Rank 620 of 649
Participation
41.4 %
31 % below average
Rank 634 of 649
1,219
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
238
575 eligible divisions
672
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
117
49.2 % of votes cast
547
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
121
50.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
Appearances
25
-53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
69
-69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
Contributions
30
-108.6 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
9
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 111 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Immigration 21 May 2025
Migration
Aye
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
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