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James McMurdock vs Helen Whately

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Helen Whately voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 169 shared comparable votes.

166 same votes 3 different votes 169 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
16 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
16 Aye 47 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 88% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
16 Aye 47 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

42.3 %
31 % below average
Rank 631 of 647
Participation
84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 647
227
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,952
2,323 eligible divisions
108
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
930
47.6 % of votes cast
119
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,022
52.4 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

15
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 647
Appearances
42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 647
20
-93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 647
Contributions
65
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£171,670
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
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
Trade
83 of 88 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Energy
11 of 17 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Tax
68 of 108 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API