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Priti Patel vs James McMurdock

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

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

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and James McMurdock voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 145 shared comparable votes.

140 same votes 5 different votes 145 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
5 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 10 No
Housing 94% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 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

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
Participation
41.4 %
31 % below average
Rank 634 of 649
1,458
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
238
575 eligible divisions
663
45.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
117
49.2 % of votes cast
795
54.5 % of votes cast
No votes
121
50.8 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Appearances
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
30
-108.3 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650

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

Financials and interests

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

Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 111 votes
Tax
217 of 321 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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