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Luke Akehurst vs Chris Kane

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 Kane
Chris Kane
Lab Stirling and Strathallan

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Chris Kane voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 0 different votes 368 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
33 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 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
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 649
475
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
568 eligible divisions
243
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
50.2 % of votes cast
232
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
215
49.8 % 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
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
Appearances
26
-49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
116
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
Contributions
33
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 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
£221,638
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£221,638
2 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Tax
98 of 111 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
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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