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Kate Dearden vs Luke Murphy

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

Photograph of Kate Dearden
Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax
vs
Photograph of Luke Murphy
Luke Murphy
Lab Basingstoke

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Luke Murphy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 0 different votes 352 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
47 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
47 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
47 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

86.6 %
14 % above average
Rank 65 of 649
Participation
81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 174 of 649
496
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
573 eligible divisions
245
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
50.1 % of votes cast
251
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
233
49.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 649
Appearances
62
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 649
198
+61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
Contributions
92
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£175,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,590
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£198,590
12 % below average
7
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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