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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 148 shared comparable votes.

144 same votes 4 different votes 148 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
21 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
21 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
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 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
21 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
21 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

41.6%
30% below average
Rank 620 of 649
Participation
70.2%
1% below average
Rank 417 of 649
242
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,662
2,368 eligible divisions
119
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
778
46.8% of votes cast
123
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
884
53.2% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

26
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649
Appearances
81
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
31
-108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
92
-47.4 vs Commons average
Rank 355 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
£2,739,090
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£295,447
31% above average
2
2 registered categories
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
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
56 of 66 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API