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Luke Akehurst vs Dame Diana Johnson

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 Dame Diana Johnson
Dame Diana Johnson
Lab Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Dame Diana Johnson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 0 different votes 349 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
22 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 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
69.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 439 of 649
482
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,641
2,361 eligible divisions
246
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
936
57.0 % of votes cast
236
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
705
43.0 % 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
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

65
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 649
Appearances
28
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 649
113
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
Contributions
101
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 313 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
£2,849,618
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£246,131
9 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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 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
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