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Luke Murphy vs Michael Payne

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 Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Luke Murphy and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 0 different votes 373 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
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
462
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
568 eligible divisions
233
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
228
52.2 % of votes cast
229
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
209
47.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
Appearances
22
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649
89
-43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 649
Contributions
23
-109.0 vs Commons average
Rank 583 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
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API