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Luke Akehurst vs George Freeman

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 George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and George Freeman voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 225 different votes 228 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 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 647
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 357 of 647
450
542 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,705
2,328 eligible divisions
231
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
830
48.7 % of votes cast
219
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
875
51.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
27
1.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

60
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 647
Appearances
11
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 647
86
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 647
Contributions
20
-96.9 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£202,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£287,402
27 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
185 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
52 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API