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James McMurdock vs Jeff Smith

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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Jeff Smith voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 221 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 210 different votes 221 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
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 11 No
Housing 6% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
48 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 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

41.4%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 649
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 208 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,891
2,376 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
54.4% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
863
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

28
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
Appearances
55
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
Contributions
71
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 442 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
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
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
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