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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 113 shared comparable votes.

111 same votes 2 different votes 113 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
10 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
10 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
1 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 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
10 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
10 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

42.3 %
31 % below average
Rank 631 of 647
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 524 of 647
227
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,341
2,068 eligible divisions
108
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
613
45.7 % of votes cast
119
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
728
54.3 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

15
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 647
Appearances
83
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 647
20
-93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 647
Contributions
109
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 647

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
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
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
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Energy
11 of 17 votes
#3
Defence
47 of 59 votes
Tax
68 of 108 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Trade
66 of 84 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API