Compare

James McMurdock vs Helen Morgan

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 Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan
LD North Shropshire

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Helen Morgan voted the same way 68% of the time, based on 181 shared comparable votes.

123 same votes 58 different votes 181 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
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
20 Aye 41 No
Tax 95% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 91% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 2 No
Defence 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 71% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 8 No
Energy 36% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 11 No
Housing 53% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 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 634 of 649
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 649
238
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
918
1,209 eligible divisions
117
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
472
51.4 % of votes cast
121
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
446
48.6 % 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
4 years, 7 months
Since 16 Dec 2021

Debates

24
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 649
Appearances
160
+82.4 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649
29
-108.6 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 649
Contributions
240
+102.4 vs Commons average
Rank 86 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
£902,167
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£304,868
35 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 54 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
28 of 30 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Defence
41 of 47 votes
Tax
71 of 111 votes
#4
Education
55 of 64 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Housing
42 of 49 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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API