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Kerry McCarthy vs Luke Akehurst

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
vs
Photograph of Luke Akehurst
Luke Akehurst
Lab North Durham

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Luke Akehurst voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 1 different votes 406 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
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 650
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 128 of 650
1,856
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
563 eligible divisions
1,042
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
50.7 % of votes cast
814
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
232
49.3 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Appearances
65
-6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
93
-33.2 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Contributions
114
-12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,750
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£202,750
10 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
7
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
64 of 70 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Education
83 of 95 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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