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James McMurdock vs Tom Tugendhat

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 Tom Tugendhat
Tom Tugendhat
Con Tonbridge

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Tom Tugendhat voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 126 shared comparable votes.

123 same votes 3 different votes 126 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
12 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
12 Aye 45 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 2 No
Housing 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
12 Aye 45 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 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
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 343 of 647
227
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,323 eligible divisions
108
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
47.7 % of votes cast
119
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
899
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

15
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 647
Appearances
61
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 647
20
-93.6 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 647
Contributions
95
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 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
£2,161,547
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£287,101
27 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
43
6 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
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Energy
11 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
140 of 169 votes
Tax
68 of 108 votes
#4
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 59 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
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
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API