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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.


Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and James McMurdock voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 179 shared comparable votes.

173 same votes 6 different votes 179 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
16 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
16 Aye 45 No
6 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 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
16 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
16 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

81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 649
Participation
41.4 %
31 % below average
Rank 634 of 649
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
238
575 eligible divisions
882
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
117
49.2 % of votes cast
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
121
50.8 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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

£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 111 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API