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Luke Akehurst vs Al Carns

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

Photograph of Luke Akehurst
Luke Akehurst
Lab North Durham
vs
Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Al Carns voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

276 same votes 0 different votes 276 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
20 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

84.1%
11% above average
Rank 112 of 649
Participation
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 614 of 649
496
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
250
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
147
47.1% of votes cast
246
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
165
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Appearances
75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 650
121
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
Contributions
274
+128.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£202,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,101
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10% below average
Latest expenses
£170,101
25% below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Housing
21 of 32 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Defence
22 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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