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Matt Western vs James McMurdock

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Matt Western and James McMurdock voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 185 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 177 different votes 185 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
0 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 7 No
Migration 25% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 5% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
42 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
16 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
16 Aye 42 No
7 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 1 No
Housing 0% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
41.4%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
244
590 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
119
48.8% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
125
51.2% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Appearances
28
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
109
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
33
-112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 112 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
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