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James McMurdock vs Priti Patel

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

Photograph of James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock
vs
Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Priti Patel voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 138 shared comparable votes.

133 same votes 5 different votes 138 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 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
16 Aye 40 No
7 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
0 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 11 No
Housing 94% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
16 Aye 40 No
7 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

42.2 %
31 % below average
Rank 631 of 647
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 647
227
538 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,436
2,324 eligible divisions
108
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
649
45.2 % of votes cast
119
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
787
54.8 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

15
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 647
Appearances
61
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 647
20
-95.5 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 647
Contributions
81
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£171,670
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
15
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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

Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Energy
11 of 17 votes
#3
Trade
67 of 88 votes
Tax
68 of 108 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Tax
215 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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