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James McMurdock vs Caroline Voaden

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 Caroline Voaden
Caroline Voaden
LD South Devon

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Caroline Voaden voted the same way 68% of the time, based on 165 shared comparable votes.

113 same votes 52 different votes 165 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
16 Aye 39 No
Tax 93% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
7 Aye 9 No
Education 88% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 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
4 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 71% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 6 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 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
68.9 %
4 % below average
Rank 453 of 649
238
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
396
575 eligible divisions
117
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
197
49.7 % of votes cast
121
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
199
50.3 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
160
+82.4 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 649
29
-108.6 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 649
Contributions
195
+57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 125 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
£193,283
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£193,283
15 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Tax
71 of 111 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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
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) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API