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Luke Akehurst vs Gerald Jones

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 Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Gerald Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 0 different votes 390 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
20 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

84.1%
11% above average
Rank 112 of 649
Participation
81.0%
8% above average
Rank 180 of 649
496
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
250
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
246
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
850
44.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
31
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
121
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
Contributions
39
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 546 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
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10% below average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23% above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Transport
86 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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