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James McMurdock vs Katie Lam

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Katie Lam voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 178 shared comparable votes.

173 same votes 5 different votes 178 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
21 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
21 Aye 41 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 4 No
Housing 90% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
21 Aye 41 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

41.6%
30% below average
Rank 620 of 649
Participation
68.9%
3% below average
Rank 441 of 649
242
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
582 eligible divisions
119
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
48.4% of votes cast
123
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
207
51.6% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

26
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649
Appearances
108
+28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
31
-108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
129
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 229 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
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
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
Tax
102 of 112 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API