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James Murray vs Blake Stephenson

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


Voting alignment

James Murray and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 278 different votes 283 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 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
47 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
37 Aye 47 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
37 Aye 47 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
647
53.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
570
46.8% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

97
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
Appearances
85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
757
+611.1 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 649
Contributions
165
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£293,355
30% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Housing
48 of 54 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Migration
132 of 154 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Education
58 of 69 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API