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Luke Akehurst vs Jade Botterill

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 Jade Botterill
Jade Botterill
Lab Ossett and Denby Dale

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Jade Botterill voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 0 different votes 351 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
32 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 122 of 649
Participation
81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 167 of 649
482
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
575 eligible divisions
246
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.9 % of votes cast
236
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
226
48.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 649
Appearances
3
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 649
113
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
Contributions
3
-134.6 vs Commons average
Rank 631 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
£222,024
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£222,024
2 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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