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James McMurdock vs Torsten Bell

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


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Torsten Bell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 173 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 169 different votes 173 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
5 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 6% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

41.7 %
31 % below average
Rank 633 of 650
Participation
71.4 %
1 % below average
Rank 400 of 650
235
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
563 eligible divisions
114
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
54.5 % of votes cast
121
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
183
45.5 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

17
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
22
-103.8 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Contributions
342
+216.2 vs Commons average
Rank 36 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
2
2 registered categories
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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Tax
71 of 111 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API