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James McMurdock vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 94 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 84 different votes 94 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 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 9% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 8 No
Education 5% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Benefits 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 8 No
Education 5% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 9% aligned 11 shared votes
7 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
56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
60.1% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
531
39.9% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

28
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 649
Appearances
86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
33
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
573
+430.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
2 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
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Trade
63 of 91 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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