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James McMurdock vs Colum Eastwood

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 Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 96 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 84 different votes 96 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
3 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 20 No
Tax 20% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

41.2%
31% below average
Rank 634 of 649
Participation
53.5%
19% below average
Rank 611 of 649
242
587 eligible divisions
Total votes
885
1,655 eligible divisions
119
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
487
55.0% of votes cast
123
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
398
45.0% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

27
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
Appearances
20
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 649
32
-108.6 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
31
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 568 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
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
48 of 50 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
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
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA23 and LA106 to LA120, not to insist on Commons Amendment 120C, 120D and 120E but to propose Gov (a) to (f) in lieu of LA23 and LA106 to LA120 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
No
Data Use and Access Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 49D 22 May 2025
No
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Winter Fuel Payment 19 Mar 2025
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 8 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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