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Luke Akehurst vs Alex Ballinger

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 Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

397 same votes 0 different votes 397 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
27 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
13 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
13 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 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
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
496
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
250
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
246
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% 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
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
121
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 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
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10% below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
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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