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Matt Western vs Luke Murphy

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Luke Murphy
Luke Murphy
Lab Basingstoke

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Luke Murphy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 0 different votes 333 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
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 195 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
590 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.0% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
236
50.0% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Appearances
66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
109
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
98
-47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,590
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£198,590
12% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API