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James McMurdock vs Kim Johnson

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 Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson
Lab Liverpool Riverside

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Kim Johnson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 175 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 166 different votes 175 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
Benefits 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
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
Most different by topic
18 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
43 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 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
70.7%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,173
1,658 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
595
50.7% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
578
49.3% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

28
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Appearances
102
+18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
33
-112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Contributions
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 305 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
£1,233,187
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£286,858
27% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Transport
55 of 64 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Education
56 of 69 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 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 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
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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