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Tom Tugendhat vs James McMurdock

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

Photograph of Tom Tugendhat
Tom Tugendhat
Con Tonbridge
vs
Photograph of James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Tom Tugendhat and James McMurdock voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 133 shared comparable votes.

130 same votes 3 different votes 133 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 12 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
14 Aye 45 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 354 of 649
Participation
41.4%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 649
1,740
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
244
590 eligible divisions
835
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
119
48.8% of votes cast
905
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
125
51.2% of votes cast
22
1.3% 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

67
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Appearances
28
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
119
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 278 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

£2,161,547
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£287,101
27% above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24% below average
45
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

Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Migration
141 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 112 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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