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Luke Murphy vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Luke Murphy and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 419 shared comparable votes.

419 same votes 0 different votes 419 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
53 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
53 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
53 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 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
82.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 151 of 650
455
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,934
2,344 eligible divisions
229
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,074
55.5 % of votes cast
226
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
860
44.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

55
-15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Appearances
127
+56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
86
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650
Contributions
565
+440.5 vs Commons average
Rank 12 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
33 of 33 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Transport
26 of 26 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Education
47 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API