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Dame Karen Bradley vs Luke Akehurst

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

Photograph of Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands
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Photograph of Luke Akehurst
Luke Akehurst
Lab North Durham

Voting alignment

Dame Karen Bradley and Luke Akehurst voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 214 different votes 217 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
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 486 of 648
Participation
82.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 156 of 648
1,557
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
435
526 eligible divisions
724
46.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
228
52.4 % of votes cast
833
53.5 % of votes cast
No votes
207
47.6 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 648
Appearances
52
-8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 648
41
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Contributions
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,750
all imported IPSA years
£283,093
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£202,750
10 % below average
12
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 75 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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