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Mike Wood vs James McMurdock

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

Photograph of Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
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Photograph of James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Mike Wood and James McMurdock voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 182 shared comparable votes.

175 same votes 7 different votes 182 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
20 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
20 Aye 42 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 7 No
Housing 92% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
20 Aye 42 No

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

Voting record

86.3 %
14 % above average
Rank 69 of 649
Participation
41.4 %
31 % below average
Rank 634 of 649
2,038
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
238
575 eligible divisions
979
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
117
49.2 % of votes cast
1,059
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
121
50.8 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 650
Appearances
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
138
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Contributions
30
-108.3 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,040,385
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£275,907
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
5
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Migration
162 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Trade
84 of 91 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 111 votes
Housing
60 of 66 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
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
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
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
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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