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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs James McMurdock

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

Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green
vs
Photograph of James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and James McMurdock voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 172 shared comparable votes.

166 same votes 6 different votes 172 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
14 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
14 Aye 45 No
6 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 10 No
Housing 94% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
14 Aye 45 No
6 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

81.6 %
8 % above average
Rank 176 of 647
Participation
42.3 %
31 % below average
Rank 631 of 647
1,895
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
227
537 eligible divisions
865
45.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
108
47.6 % of votes cast
1,030
54.4 % of votes cast
No votes
119
52.4 % of votes cast
41
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 647
Appearances
15
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 647
149
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 647
Contributions
20
-93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
6
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

Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Energy
11 of 17 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Tax
68 of 108 votes
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 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
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
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
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
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