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James McMurdock vs Mr Calvin Bailey

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 Mr Calvin Bailey
Mr Calvin Bailey
Lab Leyton and Wanstead

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Mr Calvin Bailey voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 152 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 148 different votes 152 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
4 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 5% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 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
63.2%
9% below average
Rank 538 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
373
590 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
52.0% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
179
48.0% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
Appearances
101
+17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
Contributions
218
+72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£186,701
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£186,701
17% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Education
38 of 50 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Housing
23 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
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