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Luke Murphy vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Luke Murphy and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 276 different votes 281 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
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
35 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 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
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
236
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
915
47.8% of votes cast
236
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
998
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
77
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 649
Contributions
111
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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