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Luke Akehurst vs Andrew Western

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 Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 387 shared comparable votes.

387 same votes 0 different votes 387 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
25 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 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
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
496
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
712
973 eligible divisions
250
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
348
48.9% of votes cast
246
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
364
51.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
45
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
121
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
Contributions
298
+154.5 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10% below average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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