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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 3% of the time, based on 180 shared comparable votes.
5 same votes
175 different votes
180 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
41.4%
31% below average
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Debates
28
-55.7 vs Commons average
Appearances
66
-17.7 vs Commons average
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Contributions
188
+42.1 vs Commons average
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026
1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API