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James McMurdock vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Olivia Blake voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 204 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 195 different votes 204 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
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 4% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 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
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,239
1,658 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
649
52.4% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
590
47.6% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

28
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Appearances
37
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
33
-112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Contributions
42
-103.7 vs Commons average
Rank 542 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 64 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
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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
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
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
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