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Luke Murphy vs Sir Gavin Williamson

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 Sir Gavin Williamson
Sir Gavin Williamson
Con Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Voting alignment

Luke Murphy and Sir Gavin Williamson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 308 different votes 314 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
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
58 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
32 Aye 58 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
32 Aye 58 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 650
Participation
78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 239 of 650
455
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,836
2,344 eligible divisions
229
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
878
47.8 % of votes cast
226
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
958
52.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

55
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Appearances
63
-7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
85
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Contributions
71
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 389 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
£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£278,816
23 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
5 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
33 of 33 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Transport
26 of 26 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Transport
81 of 92 votes
Education
47 of 49 votes
#4
Housing
57 of 66 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
76 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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