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James McMurdock vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Jesse Norman voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 147 shared comparable votes.

141 same votes 6 different votes 147 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
15 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
15 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
0 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 80% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 10 No
Housing 94% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
15 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

42.2 %
31 % below average
Rank 631 of 647
Participation
72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 647
227
538 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,324 eligible divisions
108
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
773
46.1 % of votes cast
119
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
904
53.9 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

15
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 647
Appearances
37
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 647
20
-95.5 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 647
Contributions
73
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 358 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
84 of 88 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Energy
11 of 17 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Tax
68 of 108 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Energy
56 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API