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James McMurdock vs Tim Farron

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Tim Farron voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 157 shared comparable votes.

122 same votes 35 different votes 157 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
14 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
14 Aye 33 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 11 No
Education 90% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 2 No
Defence 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 81% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 4 No
Energy 57% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 6 No
Housing 64% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 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 632 of 649
Participation
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 548 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,489
2,376 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
54.7% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
674
45.3% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

28
-54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 649
Appearances
153
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 649
33
-110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
174
+30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
25
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
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API