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Peter Kyle vs James McMurdock

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

Photograph of Peter Kyle
Peter Kyle
Lab Hove and Portslade
vs
Photograph of James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Peter Kyle and James McMurdock voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 125 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 120 different votes 125 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
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
26 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 649
Participation
41.4%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 649
1,489
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
244
590 eligible divisions
850
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
119
48.8% of votes cast
639
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
125
51.2% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650
Appearances
28
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
230
+84.3 vs Commons average
Rank 104 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

£2,110,937
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£262,107
16% above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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
60 of 69 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 112 votes
Migration
122 of 171 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
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
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
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