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James McMurdock vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 142 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 139 different votes 142 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
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

41.7 %
31 % below average
Rank 633 of 650
Participation
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 498 of 650
235
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,559
2,349 eligible divisions
114
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
889
57.0 % of votes cast
121
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
670
43.0 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

17
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 650
Appearances
46
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
22
-103.8 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Contributions
111
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 236 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Tax
71 of 111 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 89 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Transport
70 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API