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Ed Miliband vs James McMurdock

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and James McMurdock voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 63 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 61 different votes 63 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
17 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

55.8 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 648
Participation
43.2 %
30 % below average
Rank 632 of 648
1,291
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
227
526 eligible divisions
714
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
108
47.6 % of votes cast
577
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
119
52.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 648
Appearances
14
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 648
495
+387.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 648
Contributions
19
-88.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#3
Energy
11 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Tax
68 of 108 votes
Energy
45 of 67 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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 LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
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. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
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