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James McMurdock vs Ashley Dalton

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
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Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 147 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 136 different votes 147 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 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
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
590
928 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
46.9% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
313
53.1% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 7 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

28
-54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 649
Appearances
47
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 649
33
-110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
111
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 301 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Trade
15 of 19 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Energy
23 of 32 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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
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
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