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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 181 shared comparable votes.

176 same votes 5 different votes 181 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 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 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

40.9%
32% below average
Rank 635 of 650
Participation
71.6%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 650
253
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
443
619 eligible divisions
123
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
211
47.6% of votes cast
130
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.4% 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

32
-56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
Appearances
170
+81.2 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
37
-117.6 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 650
Contributions
301
+146.4 vs Commons average
Rank 69 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
£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
17 of 17 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Tax
71 of 114 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 114 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API