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James McMurdock vs Ruth Cadbury

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 Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 188 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 182 different votes 188 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
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 4% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
47 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

41.7 %
31 % below average
Rank 633 of 650
Participation
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 320 of 650
235
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,759
2,349 eligible divisions
114
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
979
55.7 % of votes cast
121
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
780
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

17
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 650
Appearances
56
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
22
-103.8 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Contributions
65
-60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 413 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
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
59 of 69 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#3
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Tax
71 of 111 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Education
77 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
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
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