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James McMurdock vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 183 shared comparable votes.

177 same votes 6 different votes 183 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
16 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
16 Aye 45 No
6 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 11 No
Housing 94% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
16 Aye 45 No
6 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 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
81.5%
10% above average
Rank 169 of 649
242
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,930
2,368 eligible divisions
119
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
885
45.9% of votes cast
123
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,045
54.1% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

26
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649
Appearances
94
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
31
-108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
172
+32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 161 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API