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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 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 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

80.0%
7% above average
Rank 195 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
236
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
236
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
24
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 649
Contributions
27
-116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 586 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
10
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
32 of 32 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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