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James McMurdock vs Sarah Edwards

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 Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Sarah Edwards voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 148 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 144 different votes 148 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
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 8 No
Education 7% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
42 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
42 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 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
64.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 527 of 650
235
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
732 eligible divisions
114
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
263
56.0 % of votes cast
121
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
207
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

17
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 650
Appearances
42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
22
-103.8 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Contributions
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 434 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
£322,568
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£237,152
5 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
Tax
71 of 111 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 33 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Tax
97 of 138 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
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
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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Voting source Commons Votes API