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James McMurdock vs Sir Julian Lewis

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 Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East

Voting alignment

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

178 same votes 5 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
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 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 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
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 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
80.0 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 647
227
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,858
2,323 eligible divisions
108
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
875
47.1 % of votes cast
119
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
983
52.9 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

15
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 647
Appearances
301
+237.4 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 647
20
-93.6 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 647
Contributions
395
+281.4 vs Commons average
Rank 21 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
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
193 of 211 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 88 votes
Energy
11 of 17 votes
#3
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Tax
68 of 108 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API