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Luke Akehurst vs Chris Coghlan

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 Chris Coghlan
Chris Coghlan
LD Dorking and Horley

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Chris Coghlan voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 206 different votes 252 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
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 3 No
Energy 57% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 36% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 6% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 27 No
Tax 6% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 8% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 122 of 649
Participation
51.8 %
21 % below average
Rank 618 of 649
482
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
298
575 eligible divisions
246
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
172
57.7 % of votes cast
236
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
126
42.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
Appearances
62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Contributions
74
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 411 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
£188,989
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£188,989
16 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
27 of 39 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Education
33 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Tax
70 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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