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Luke Akehurst vs Alan Gemmell

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 Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 408 shared comparable votes.

408 same votes 0 different votes 408 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 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 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
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 207 of 649
496
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
590 eligible divisions
250
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
52.3% of votes cast
246
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
224
47.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
57
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 649
121
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
Contributions
65
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£202,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10% below average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25% below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 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
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