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Sarah Edwards vs Luke Murphy

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

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
Photograph of Luke Murphy
Luke Murphy
Lab Basingstoke

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Luke Murphy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 0 different votes 322 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
50 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
50 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
50 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
Participation
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 195 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
590 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.0% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
236
50.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
46
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 520 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

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,590
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£198,590
12% below average
1
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 16 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Tax
97 of 139 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
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
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API