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James McMurdock vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 186 shared comparable votes.

182 same votes 4 different votes 186 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
20 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
20 Aye 44 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 11 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
20 Aye 44 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

41.4 %
31 % below average
Rank 634 of 649
Participation
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 171 of 649
238
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,341
1,643 eligible divisions
117
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
49.4 % of votes cast
121
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
678
50.6 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Appearances
78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
30
-108.3 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 292 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
63 of 63 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Tax
71 of 111 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
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