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Luke Akehurst vs David Simmonds

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 David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and David Simmonds voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 300 different votes 306 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 4 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 8 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 128 of 650
Participation
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 134 of 650
471
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,361
1,631 eligible divisions
239
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
657
48.3 % of votes cast
232
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
704
51.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

65
-6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Appearances
105
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 650
114
-12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
Contributions
255
+128.8 vs Commons average
Rank 64 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
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
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
Migration
144 of 152 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
154 of 173 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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