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Luke Murphy vs Matt Bishop

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 Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Luke Murphy and Matt Bishop voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

275 same votes 0 different votes 275 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 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
44 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
44 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 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
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
236
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
145
46.5% of votes cast
236
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
167
53.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
Appearances
34
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
98
-47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Contributions
45
-100.7 vs Commons average
Rank 529 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
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Tax
77 of 112 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
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: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API