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James McMurdock vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 152 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 135 different votes 152 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 5% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 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 632 of 649
Participation
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 459 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
56.0% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.0% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

28
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 649
Appearances
58
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
33
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
330
+187.7 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£171,670
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
183 of 211 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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