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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
vs
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 176 shared comparable votes.

169 same votes 7 different votes 176 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
18 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
18 Aye 42 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 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
18 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
18 Aye 42 No

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

Voting record

86.5 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 648
Participation
43.2 %
30 % below average
Rank 632 of 648
2,001
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
227
526 eligible divisions
957
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
108
47.6 % of votes cast
1,044
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
119
52.4 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 648
Appearances
14
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 648
115
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 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

£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
1
1 registered category
0
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 169 votes
#2
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#3
Energy
11 of 17 votes
Trade
83 of 88 votes
#4
Tax
68 of 108 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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API