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Sir Julian Smith vs James McMurdock

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


Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and James McMurdock voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 192 shared comparable votes.

186 same votes 6 different votes 192 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
17 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
17 Aye 46 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Defence 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
17 Aye 46 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
Participation
41.4%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
244
590 eligible divisions
884
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
119
48.8% of votes cast
953
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
125
51.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Appearances
28
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
Contributions
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15% above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24% below average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 112 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API