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James McMurdock vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 183 shared comparable votes.

178 same votes 5 different votes 183 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
18 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
18 Aye 40 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 11 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
18 Aye 40 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

41.6%
30% below average
Rank 620 of 649
Participation
74.2%
3% above average
Rank 325 of 649
242
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
582 eligible divisions
119
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
201
46.5% of votes cast
123
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
231
53.5% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

26
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649
Appearances
205
+125.0 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
31
-108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
271
+131.6 vs Commons average
Rank 64 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
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
36 of 39 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API