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James McMurdock vs Rebecca Smith

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


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 174 shared comparable votes.

169 same votes 5 different votes 174 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
16 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
7 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 8 No
Housing 90% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
7 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 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
70.3%
1% below average
Rank 411 of 649
242
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
409
582 eligible divisions
119
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
192
46.9% of votes cast
123
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
217
53.1% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

26
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649
Appearances
145
+65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 649
31
-108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
254
+114.6 vs Commons average
Rank 80 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
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Tax
88 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API