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Luke Murphy vs Torsten Bell

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 Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Luke Murphy and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 0 different votes 350 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
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

81.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 177 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 649
467
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
234
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
55.1 % of votes cast
233
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
184
44.9 % 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

63
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Appearances
75
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 649
94
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
Contributions
341
+203.5 vs Commons average
Rank 47 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % 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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
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
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