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James McMurdock vs Sir Jeremy Wright

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 Jeremy Wright
Sir Jeremy Wright
Con Kenilworth and Southam

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Sir Jeremy Wright voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 140 shared comparable votes.

136 same votes 4 different votes 140 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
19 Aye 39 No
7 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 80% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 11 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
19 Aye 39 No
7 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

42.3 %
31 % below average
Rank 631 of 647
Participation
70.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 647
227
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,642
2,323 eligible divisions
108
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
768
46.8 % of votes cast
119
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
874
53.2 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.9 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

15
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 647
Appearances
56
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 647
20
-93.6 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 647
Contributions
65
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 386 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
£2,739,090
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,447
31 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 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
194 of 211 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
56 of 66 votes
Energy
11 of 17 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
Tax
68 of 108 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
49 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API