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Rebecca Smith vs James Murray

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

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Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon
vs
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James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and James Murray voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 244 different votes 250 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 7 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
33 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
8 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
8 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
416
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
196
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
220
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

147
+64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
265
+121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
Contributions
757
+613.5 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Tax
88 of 112 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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