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James McMurdock vs Steve Race

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 Steve Race
Steve Race
Lab Exeter

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Steve Race voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 202 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 195 different votes 202 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
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
43 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
43 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 9 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 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

41.4 %
31 % below average
Rank 634 of 649
Participation
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 73 of 649
238
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
575 eligible divisions
117
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
267
53.9 % of votes cast
121
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
228
46.1 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Appearances
98
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
30
-108.3 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Contributions
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£171,670
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,803
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,803
14 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Tax
71 of 111 votes
#4
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
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