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James McMurdock vs Jim Allister

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 Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Jim Allister voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 184 shared comparable votes.

163 same votes 21 different votes 184 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
3 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 47 No
Tax 98% aligned 61 shared votes
15 Aye 46 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Benefits 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 10 No
Housing 75% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 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
70.8 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 650
230
551 eligible divisions
Total votes
390
551 eligible divisions
111
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
49.2 % of votes cast
119
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
198
50.8 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

17
-50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 650
Appearances
184
+116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
22
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Contributions
226
+106.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 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
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Energy
11 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Tax
68 of 108 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Education
41 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Third Reading 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye
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
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API