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James McMurdock vs Lisa Smart

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


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Lisa Smart voted the same way 67% of the time, based on 181 shared comparable votes.

122 same votes 59 different votes 181 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 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
20 Aye 36 No
Tax 95% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 91% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 2 No
Defence 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 40% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 11 No
Housing 53% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 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
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 493 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
392
590 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
216
55.1% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
176
44.9% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 649
Appearances
172
+89.7 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649
33
-110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
245
+101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 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
£239,061
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£239,061
6% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
21
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API