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Luke Murphy vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Luke Murphy and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 391 shared comparable votes.

391 same votes 0 different votes 391 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
53 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
53 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 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
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
236
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
236
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
763
42.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
95
+12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 649
Contributions
125
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 251 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
89 of 96 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 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
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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