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James McMurdock vs Blake Stephenson

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


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 180 shared comparable votes.

176 same votes 4 different votes 180 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
21 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
21 Aye 42 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 11 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
21 Aye 42 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 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
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
238
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
117
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
45.1 % of votes cast
121
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
225
54.9 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Appearances
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
30
-108.3 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£171,670
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Tax
71 of 111 votes
#4
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API