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James McMurdock vs Gareth Bacon

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


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 196 shared comparable votes.

192 same votes 4 different votes 196 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 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 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
87.7%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,454
1,658 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
714
49.1% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
740
50.9% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

28
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
Contributions
83
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API