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James McMurdock vs Matt Rodda

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 Matt Rodda
Matt Rodda
Lab Reading Central

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Matt Rodda voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 194 different votes 219 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 9 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 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
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 163 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,734
2,121 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
54.4% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
791
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
16
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

28
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 649
Appearances
77
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
33
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
96
-46.3 vs Commons average
Rank 337 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
£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£254,181
12% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 55 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Education
70 of 76 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 73 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 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
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
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
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