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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.


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Greg Smith voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 198 shared comparable votes.

193 same votes 5 different votes 198 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
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 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
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 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

41.6%
30% below average
Rank 620 of 649
Participation
88.7%
17% above average
Rank 29 of 649
242
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,464
1,650 eligible divisions
119
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
713
48.7% of votes cast
123
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
751
51.3% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

26
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649
Appearances
203
+123.0 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 649
31
-108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
240
+100.6 vs Commons average
Rank 91 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 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
63 of 63 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API