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James McMurdock vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Greg Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 208 shared comparable votes.

203 same votes 5 different votes 208 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
17 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
17 Aye 45 No
9 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 4 No
Housing 90% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
17 Aye 45 No
9 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

40.9%
32% below average
Rank 635 of 650
Participation
88.7%
16% above average
Rank 34 of 650
253
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,496
1,687 eligible divisions
123
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
731
48.9% of votes cast
130
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
765
51.1% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

32
-56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
Appearances
227
+138.2 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
37
-117.6 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 650
Contributions
283
+128.4 vs Commons average
Rank 82 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
64 of 64 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Trade
55 of 56 votes
Tax
71 of 114 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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