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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 176 shared comparable votes.
173 same votes
3 different votes
176 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
41.4 %
31 % below average
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
238
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
117
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
121
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Debates
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Appearances
45
-32.9 vs Commons average
30
-108.3 vs Commons average
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
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
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025
12 Feb 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API