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James McMurdock vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 112 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 98 different votes 112 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
1 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

41.2%
31% below average
Rank 634 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
242
587 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,578
2,373 eligible divisions
119
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
57.4% of votes cast
123
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
672
42.6% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

27
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
Appearances
80
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
32
-108.6 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
374
+233.4 vs Commons average
Rank 41 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
177 of 211 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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