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Luke Murphy vs Alistair Strathern

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

Photograph of Luke Murphy
Luke Murphy
Lab Basingstoke
vs
Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Luke Murphy and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

406 same votes 0 different votes 406 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
58 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
58 Aye 40 No
26 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
58 Aye 40 No
26 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 175 of 650
Participation
79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 218 of 650
458
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
580
732 eligible divisions
229
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
298
51.4 % of votes cast
229
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
282
48.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

56
-15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650
Appearances
61
-10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
86
-40.2 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 650
Contributions
70
-56.2 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Defence
33 of 33 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
47 of 49 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API