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Jesse Norman vs James McMurdock

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

Photograph of Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire
vs
Photograph of James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Jesse Norman and James McMurdock voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 147 shared comparable votes.

141 same votes 6 different votes 147 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
15 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
15 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
0 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Defence 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 94% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
15 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 382 of 648
Participation
43.2 %
30 % below average
Rank 632 of 648
1,670
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
227
526 eligible divisions
767
45.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
108
47.6 % of votes cast
903
54.1 % of votes cast
No votes
119
52.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 648
Appearances
14
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 648
69
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 648
Contributions
19
-88.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£134,182
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Trade
84 of 88 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Energy
11 of 17 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
#4
Tax
68 of 108 votes
Energy
56 of 67 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API