The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 10 November 2026.

Compare

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 343 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 336 different votes 343 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 6 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 8 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

84.8%
12% above average
Rank 95 of 650
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 130 of 650
535
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,413
1,699 eligible divisions
270
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
680
48.1% of votes cast
265
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
733
51.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
Appearances
111
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
136
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Contributions
168
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 205 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
9
4 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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API