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Fred Thomas vs Luke Akehurst

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

Photograph of Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lab Plymouth Moor View
vs
Photograph of Luke Akehurst
Luke Akehurst
Lab North Durham

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Luke Akehurst voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 1 different votes 344 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
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

68.9 %
4 % below average
Rank 452 of 649
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 122 of 649
396
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
575 eligible divisions
231
58.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
246
51.0 % of votes cast
165
41.7 % of votes cast
No votes
236
49.0 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
Appearances
64
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
57
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 649
Contributions
111
-28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,750
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£202,750
10 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
0
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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