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James McMurdock vs Dr Simon Opher

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 Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 207 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 196 different votes 207 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 3 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 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
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 202 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
47.3% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
248
52.7% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
Appearances
49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
Contributions
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 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
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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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