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James McMurdock vs Dame Caroline Dinenage

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 Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Con Gosport

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Dame Caroline Dinenage voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 141 shared comparable votes.

128 same votes 13 different votes 141 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
17 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
17 Aye 35 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 80% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 4 No
Housing 90% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
17 Aye 35 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

41.5 %
31 % below average
Rank 631 of 647
Participation
77.8 %
5 % above average
Rank 254 of 647
227
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,333 eligible divisions
108
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
885
48.8 % of votes cast
119
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
930
51.2 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

16
-50.2 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 650
Appearances
59
-7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
21
-96.8 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
Contributions
74
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 357 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
£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,728
26 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
79 of 88 votes
Energy
11 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
148 of 169 votes
Tax
68 of 108 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Transport
76 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
No
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
No
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