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Luke Akehurst vs Catherine Fookes

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 Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Catherine Fookes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 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
30 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
Participation
79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 203 of 649
475
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
568 eligible divisions
243
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
51.9 % of votes cast
232
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
218
48.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 649
Appearances
53
-20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 649
116
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
Contributions
78
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 378 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
£211,272
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£211,272
7 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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