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James McMurdock vs Sir Christopher Chope

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


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 137 shared comparable votes.

136 same votes 1 different votes 137 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
18 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
18 Aye 47 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
18 Aye 47 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

41.4%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 649
Participation
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 579 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
42.6% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
809
57.4% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

28
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
Appearances
50
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 649
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
Contributions
43
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 537 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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
192 of 211 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 322 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API