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James McMurdock vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 178 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 141 different votes 178 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
2 Aye 1 No
Benefits 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 44% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 36% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 20% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 5% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 35 No
Tax 6% aligned 53 shared votes
36 Aye 17 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
238
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
117
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
121
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

25
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
Appearances
14
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 649
30
-108.5 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
Contributions
16
-122.5 vs Commons average
Rank 603 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Tax
71 of 111 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
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: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
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