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James McMurdock vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 132 shared comparable votes.

127 same votes 5 different votes 132 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
15 Aye 36 No
5 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 86% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 11 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
15 Aye 36 No
5 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 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
72.4%
1% above average
Rank 363 of 649
242
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,714
2,368 eligible divisions
119
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
786
45.9% of votes cast
123
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
928
54.1% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

26
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649
Appearances
135
+55.0 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 649
31
-108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
173
+33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 158 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
202 of 211 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API