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Luke Akehurst vs James MacCleary

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Luke Akehurst
Lab North Durham
vs
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James MacCleary
LD Lewes

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and James MacCleary voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

68 same votes 231 different votes 299 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 64% aligned 11 shared votes
11 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 4% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 24 No
Tax 8% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 13% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 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
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 564 of 649
482
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
351
575 eligible divisions
246
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
51.0 % of votes cast
236
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
172
49.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
109
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 649
Contributions
103
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 303 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
£188,021
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£188,021
17 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
26 of 31 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Education
36 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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