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James McMurdock vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 169 shared comparable votes.

164 same votes 5 different votes 169 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
15 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
15 Aye 39 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 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 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 11 No
Housing 94% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
15 Aye 39 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
84.8%
13% above average
Rank 98 of 649
242
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,791
2,113 eligible divisions
119
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
49.4% of votes cast
123
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
907
50.6% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

26
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649
Appearances
17
-63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 649
31
-108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
24
-115.4 vs Commons average
Rank 589 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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