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Luke Murphy vs Bill Esterson

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 Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Luke Murphy and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 0 different votes 347 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
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

81.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 177 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
467
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
234
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
233
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

63
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 649
Appearances
56
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 649
94
-43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Contributions
79
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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