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James McMurdock vs Ben Maguire

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 Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Ben Maguire voted the same way 67% of the time, based on 152 shared comparable votes.

102 same votes 50 different votes 152 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
5 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
19 Aye 27 No
Tax 91% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 2 No
Defence 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 71% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 6 No
Energy 44% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 11 No
Housing 53% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 56% aligned 9 shared votes
5 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 634 of 649
Participation
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 568 of 649
238
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
350
575 eligible divisions
117
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
54.0 % of votes cast
121
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
161
46.0 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

24
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 649
Appearances
97
+19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
29
-108.6 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 649
Contributions
110
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 274 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
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Tax
71 of 111 votes
#4
Defence
27 of 34 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API