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James McMurdock vs Angela Rayner

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

Photograph of James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock
vs
Photograph of Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner
Lab Ashton-under-Lyne

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Angela Rayner voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 114 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 104 different votes 114 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
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 5 No
Housing 8% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

41.4%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 649
Participation
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 495 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,577
2,376 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
878
55.7% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
699
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

28
-54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 649
Appearances
28
-54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
33
-109.9 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
357
+214.1 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£171,670
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,886,725
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£219,458
3% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
25
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
9 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Work / Employment
59 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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