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James McMurdock vs Graham Stringer

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 Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Graham Stringer voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 147 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 128 different votes 147 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
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 6% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

41.2%
31% below average
Rank 634 of 649
Participation
57.7%
15% below average
Rank 592 of 649
242
587 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
2,373 eligible divisions
119
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
685
50.0% of votes cast
123
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
685
50.0% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
113
8.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

27
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
Appearances
55
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
32
-108.6 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
43
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 526 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
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Migration
123 of 171 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Housing
44 of 66 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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