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Luke Murphy vs Sarah Russell

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 Sarah Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton

Voting alignment

Luke Murphy and Sarah Russell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 387 shared comparable votes.

387 same votes 0 different votes 387 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
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
48 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
48 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 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

81.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 175 of 650
Participation
83.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 137 of 650
459
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
564 eligible divisions
230
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
51.8 % of votes cast
229
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
226
48.2 % 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

56
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Appearances
73
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
86
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Contributions
107
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 250 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
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
47 of 49 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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
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
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