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Chris Law vs Luke Murphy

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

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
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Photograph of Luke Murphy
Luke Murphy
Lab Basingstoke

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Luke Murphy voted the same way 34% of the time, based on 131 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 86 different votes 131 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 0 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 76% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 6 No
Migration 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
26 Aye 32 No
Tax 14% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 5 No
Benefits 33% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 6 No
Migration 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

51.5%
21% below average
Rank 619 of 649
Participation
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 195 of 649
1,223
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
590 eligible divisions
674
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.0% of votes cast
549
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
236
50.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
64
-81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
Contributions
98
-47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,590
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53% above average
Latest expenses
£198,590
12% below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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