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James McMurdock vs Jessica Morden

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
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Photograph of Jessica Morden
Jessica Morden
Lab Newport East

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Jessica Morden voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 204 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 197 different votes 204 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
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 4% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
48 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
48 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 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
78.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 242 of 650
235
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,838
2,349 eligible divisions
114
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
55.7 % of votes cast
121
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
814
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

17
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 650
Appearances
47
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
22
-103.8 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Contributions
48
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 490 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
£2,752,356
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£297,501
32 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
68 of 70 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Tax
71 of 111 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 169 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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
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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