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James McMurdock vs Aphra Brandreth

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


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 170 shared comparable votes.

150 same votes 20 different votes 170 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
16 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
7 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 80% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 9 No
Housing 92% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
7 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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
64.9%
8% below average
Rank 520 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
383
590 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
47.3% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
202
52.7% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 649
Appearances
82
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
33
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
92
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 355 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
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
4 of 4 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API