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Luke Murphy vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Luke Murphy and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 341 different votes 348 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
33 Aye 50 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
33 Aye 50 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 650
Participation
71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 650
455
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
558 eligible divisions
229
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
182
45.4 % of votes cast
226
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
219
54.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Appearances
68
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
86
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
91
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 304 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 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
33 of 33 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
26 of 26 votes
#2
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Education
47 of 49 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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