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James McMurdock vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and James Murray voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 177 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 171 different votes 177 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
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 11 No
Housing 6% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
48 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
48 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

41.7 %
31 % below average
Rank 633 of 650
Participation
73.1 %
same as average
Rank 357 of 650
235
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,631 eligible divisions
114
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
636
53.3 % of votes cast
121
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
557
46.7 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

17
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 650
Appearances
69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
22
-103.8 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Contributions
587
+461.2 vs Commons average
Rank 11 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Tax
71 of 111 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Education
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
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