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James McMurdock vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

190 same votes 21 different votes 211 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
20 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
20 Aye 48 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 11 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
20 Aye 48 No

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

Voting record

40.8%
32% below average
Rank 635 of 650
Participation
78.7%
6% above average
Rank 225 of 650
253
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
620 eligible divisions
123
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
221
45.3% of votes cast
130
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
267
54.7% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Appearances
126
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
36
-124.1 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
Contributions
156
-4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 224 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
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Tax
71 of 114 votes
#4
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API