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James McMurdock vs Sir Edward Leigh

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


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 159 shared comparable votes.

155 same votes 4 different votes 159 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
14 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
14 Aye 44 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
14 Aye 44 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 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
75.0%
3% above average
Rank 304 of 649
242
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,776
2,368 eligible divisions
119
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
837
47.1% of votes cast
123
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
939
52.9% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

26
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649
Appearances
164
+84.0 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649
31
-108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
183
+43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 144 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
188 of 211 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 322 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API