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James McMurdock vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Dan Carden voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 149 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 133 different votes 149 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
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 7% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 12 No
Education 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
43 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
43 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 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
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,121 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.3% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
652
44.7% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

28
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 649
Appearances
26
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 649
33
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
37
-105.3 vs Commons average
Rank 555 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
19
5 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
62 of 69 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 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
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
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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