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Mark Sewards vs Luke Murphy

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Luke Murphy
Luke Murphy
Lab Basingstoke

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Luke Murphy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 0 different votes 374 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
48 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
48 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

77.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 260 of 649
Participation
81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 649
439
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
568 eligible divisions
207
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
233
50.4 % of votes cast
232
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
229
49.6 % 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

146
+71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Appearances
59
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
158
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 649
Contributions
89
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,590
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£198,590
12 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Migration
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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 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
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