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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.


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Priti Patel voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 159 shared comparable votes.

154 same votes 5 different votes 159 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
18 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
18 Aye 40 No
7 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 11 No
Housing 94% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
18 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

40.9%
32% below average
Rank 635 of 650
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 650
253
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,487
2,405 eligible divisions
123
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
679
45.7% of votes cast
130
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
808
54.3% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

32
-56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
Appearances
70
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
37
-117.6 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 650
Contributions
96
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650

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
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
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 212 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Trade
73 of 94 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Tax
71 of 114 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Tax
218 of 324 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API