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James McMurdock vs Victoria Atkins

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 Victoria Atkins
Victoria Atkins
Con Louth and Horncastle

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Victoria Atkins voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 144 shared comparable votes.

138 same votes 6 different votes 144 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
16 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
16 Aye 43 No
5 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 11 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
16 Aye 43 No

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

Voting record

42.2 %
31 % below average
Rank 631 of 647
Participation
81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 168 of 647
227
538 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,324 eligible divisions
108
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
920
48.4 % of votes cast
119
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
981
51.6 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

15
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 647
Appearances
14
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 647
20
-95.5 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 647
Contributions
24
-91.5 vs Commons average
Rank 575 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
£1,703,387
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£241,610
7 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Energy
11 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
159 of 169 votes
Tax
68 of 108 votes
#4
Energy
61 of 67 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API