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James Asser vs Luke Akehurst

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


Voting alignment

James Asser and Luke Akehurst voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 480 shared comparable votes.

466 same votes 14 different votes 480 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
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

85.7%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 650
Participation
84.9%
13% above average
Rank 94 of 650
545
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
540
636 eligible divisions
275
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
273
50.6% of votes cast
270
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
267
49.4% of votes cast
14
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
Appearances
77
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
77
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
Contributions
141
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£173,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,750
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£202,750
10% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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

Benefits
32 of 32 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API