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Luke Murphy vs Rebecca Smith

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Luke Murphy
Lab Basingstoke
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Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Luke Murphy and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 297 different votes 305 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
5 Aye 3 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
31 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
31 Aye 41 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
590 eligible divisions
236
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.1% of votes cast
236
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
220
52.9% 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
147
+64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 649
Contributions
265
+121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 76 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
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Tax
88 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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