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James McMurdock vs Luke Murphy

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
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Photograph of Luke Murphy
Luke Murphy
Lab Basingstoke

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Luke Murphy voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 207 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 199 different votes 207 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
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 4% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
46 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 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
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 195 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
590 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.0% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
236
50.0% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Appearances
66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
33
-112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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

£171,670
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,590
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£198,590
12% below average
2
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
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