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James McMurdock vs Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

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 Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Con North Cotswolds

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 175 shared comparable votes.

167 same votes 8 different votes 175 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
19 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
19 Aye 40 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 11 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
19 Aye 40 No

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

Voting record

41.9 %
31 % below average
Rank 631 of 647
Participation
80.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 200 of 647
227
542 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,869
2,328 eligible divisions
108
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
890
47.6 % of votes cast
119
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
979
52.4 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

15
-50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 647
Appearances
31
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 647
20
-96.9 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 647
Contributions
44
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£171,670
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,311,579
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£252,269
12 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
197 of 211 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
Energy
11 of 17 votes
#3
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Tax
68 of 108 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 169 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API