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Esther McVey vs James McMurdock

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

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
vs
Photograph of James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and James McMurdock voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 113 shared comparable votes.

111 same votes 2 different votes 113 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
10 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
10 Aye 30 No
6 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Housing 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
10 Aye 30 No
6 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 524 of 647
Participation
42.3 %
31 % below average
Rank 631 of 647
1,341
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
227
537 eligible divisions
613
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
108
47.6 % of votes cast
728
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
119
52.4 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 647
Appearances
15
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 647
109
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 647
Contributions
20
-93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
6
3 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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Energy
11 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#4
Tax
68 of 108 votes
Trade
66 of 84 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 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: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
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