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Chris Bryant vs Luke Akehurst

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Luke Akehurst
Luke Akehurst
Lab North Durham

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Luke Akehurst voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

249 same votes 0 different votes 249 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
28 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
7% below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
84.1%
11% above average
Rank 112 of 649
1,567
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
590 eligible divisions
891
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
50.4% of votes cast
676
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
246
49.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Appearances
63
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 650
479
+331.3 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
Contributions
121
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,750
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£202,750
10% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
13 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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
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