Luke Sean Murphy[1] is a British Labour politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Basingstoke since the 2024 general election.[2]
Luke Murphy | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Basingstoke | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Maria Miller |
| Majority | 6,484 (13.2%) |
| Member of Lambeth London Borough Council for Gipsy Hill | |
| In office 9 June 2016 – 3 May 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
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| Website | lukemurphy |
Early life
editMurphy graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Politics and Economics from the University of Bath and a Master of Science (MSc) in International Politics from SOAS University of London.[3]
Parliamentary career
editMurphy was selected as the Labour prospective parliamentary candidate for Basingstoke in February 2024 after the previous candidate, David Lawrence, resigned for personal reasons in November 2023. Murphy had previously served as a political advisor to members of Ed Miliband's Shadow Cabinet.[4]
Murphy won the seat of Basingstoke for the Labour Party in the 2024 general election, unseating the Conservative Party incumbent Maria Miller and becoming the constituency's first Labour MP.[5] He earned a majority of 6,484, 42.7% of the vote and a 14% swing for Labour from the 2019 general election.[6]
Personal life
editMurphy is bisexual.[7] In 2024, PinkNews listed Murphy among a number of LGBTQ+ parliamentarians.[8]
References
edit- ^ House of Commons, Votes and Proceedings, Tuesday 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Basingstoke | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Luke Murphy". IPPR. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Crossman, Lola (21 February 2024). "Basingstoke Labour: Luke Murphy selected as candidate". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Rooks-Taylor, Matt (5 July 2024). "General Election 2024: Labour win Basingstoke seat". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/content/page/84022/Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated%20Notice%20of%20Poll%20and%20Situation%20of%20Polling%20Stations%20-%20Basingstoke%20Constituency.pdf
- ^ "@LukeSMurphy: "As a bisexual man & football fan I've long wondered what it'd take for football to finally be a more accepting place for LGBT people This is a big moment & bravery of @Jake_Daniels11 shld be 👏 He's not alone, I hope others will feel able to do the same"". X. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Number of out LGBTQ+ MPS falls following election". 5 July 2024.
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