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James McMurdock vs Sammy Wilson

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


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 153 shared comparable votes.

144 same votes 9 different votes 153 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
8 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 9 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 46% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
15 Aye 39 No
8 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 9 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 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
61.9%
10% below average
Rank 546 of 649
242
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,368 eligible divisions
119
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
728
49.7% of votes cast
123
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
738
50.3% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

26
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649
Appearances
104
+24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
31
-107.7 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649
Contributions
149
+10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 195 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

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