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Claire Young vs James McMurdock

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

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Claire Young
LD Thornbury and Yate
vs
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James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Claire Young and James McMurdock voted the same way 65% of the time, based on 193 shared comparable votes.

125 same votes 68 different votes 193 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 38 No
Tax 95% aligned 58 shared votes
17 Aye 41 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 91% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 3 No
Defence 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 71% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 68% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 13% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 53% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 355 of 649
Participation
41.4%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 649
432
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
244
590 eligible divisions
231
53.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
119
48.8% of votes cast
201
46.5% of votes cast
No votes
125
51.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

140
+57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 649
Appearances
28
-54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 649
163
+19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649
Contributions
33
-110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£203,164
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£203,164
10% below average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24% below average
4
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 112 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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