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Luke Akehurst vs Ben Goldsborough

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 Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 468 shared comparable votes.

464 same votes 4 different votes 468 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
31 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 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

84.5%
12% above average
Rank 102 of 650
Participation
85.6%
13% above average
Rank 75 of 650
524
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
531
620 eligible divisions
262
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
49.2% of votes cast
262
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
270
50.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
Appearances
83
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
138
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Contributions
143
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 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
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10% below average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28% below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API