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James McMurdock vs Esther McVey

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


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Esther McVey voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 123 shared comparable votes.

121 same votes 2 different votes 123 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
12 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
12 Aye 30 No
6 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Housing 89% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
12 Aye 30 No
6 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

41.6%
31% below average
Rank 635 of 649
Participation
64.8%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 649
242
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,369
2,113 eligible divisions
119
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
627
45.8% of votes cast
123
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
742
54.2% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

26
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649
Appearances
109
+29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 649
31
-108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
158
+18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 176 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
164 of 188 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API