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Luke Murphy vs John Lamont

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

Photograph of Luke Murphy
Luke Murphy
Lab Basingstoke
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Photograph of John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Luke Murphy and John Lamont voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 363 different votes 370 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
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
24 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
57 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
35 Aye 57 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
35 Aye 57 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
7% above average
Rank 195 of 649
Participation
85.0%
12% above average
Rank 94 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,803
2,121 eligible divisions
236
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
871
48.3% of votes cast
236
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
932
51.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

63
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
Appearances
152
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 649
93
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
Contributions
240
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 94 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
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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