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James McMurdock vs Christian Wakeford

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 Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Christian Wakeford voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 186 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 181 different votes 186 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
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% 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

41.7 %
31 % below average
Rank 633 of 650
Participation
86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 77 of 650
235
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,403
1,631 eligible divisions
114
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
673
48.0 % of votes cast
121
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
730
52.0 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

17
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 650
Appearances
1
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
22
-103.8 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Contributions
1
-124.8 vs Commons average
Rank 633 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
£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£335,718
48 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
50 of 50 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
68 of 69 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
61 of 65 votes
Tax
71 of 111 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
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