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Luke Akehurst vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

234 same votes 5 different votes 239 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
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

84.9%
13% above average
Rank 94 of 650
Participation
55.8%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
540
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,352
2,422 eligible divisions
273
50.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
811
60.0% of votes cast
267
49.4% of votes cast
No votes
541
40.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

75
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
Appearances
82
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
138
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Contributions
486
+318.9 vs Commons average
Rank 27 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10% below average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
33 of 33 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 94 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
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
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
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