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Luke Akehurst vs Helen Grant

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 Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Helen Grant voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 251 different votes 257 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 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 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
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 650
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 335 of 650
472
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,739
2,351 eligible divisions
240
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
47.0 % of votes cast
232
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
921
53.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

66
-6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Appearances
16
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
115
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 650
Contributions
27
-101.7 vs Commons average
Rank 575 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
£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£276,159
22 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
6 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
204 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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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