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Kerry McCarthy vs Luke Murphy

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
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Luke Murphy
Lab Basingstoke

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Luke Murphy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

404 same votes 1 different votes 405 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
56 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
56 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
56 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

79.1%
6% above average
Rank 221 of 649
Participation
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 195 of 649
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
590 eligible divisions
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.0% of votes cast
827
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
236
50.0% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
Appearances
64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
109
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 649
Contributions
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,590
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£198,590
12% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
7
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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