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Chris McDonald vs James Murray

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


Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and James Murray voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 11 different votes 349 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
61 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
61 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
61 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

77.4%
5% above average
Rank 259 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
492
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,257
1,704 eligible divisions
243
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
53.1% of votes cast
249
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
590
46.9% of votes cast
12
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

94
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Appearances
112
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
414
+244.8 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
804
+634.8 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API