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Greg Smith vs James Murray

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

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Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and James Murray voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,068 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 1,039 different votes 1,068 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 21 No
Energy 6% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 20 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
53 Aye 101 No
Tax 2% aligned 154 shared votes
98 Aye 56 No
91 Aye 36 No
Migration 1% aligned 127 shared votes
35 Aye 92 No
Most different by topic
70 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 123 shared votes
53 Aye 70 No
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 32 No
Education 0% aligned 44 shared votes
32 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 33 of 649
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 355 of 649
1,454
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,197
1,636 eligible divisions
707
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
640
53.5 % of votes cast
747
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
557
46.5 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

195
+119.9 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Appearances
69
-6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
267
+133.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Contributions
587
+453.7 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
3
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Migration
148 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
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