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Luke Akehurst vs Jeff Smith

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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 415 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 0 different votes 415 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
31 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 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 130 of 650
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 210 of 650
466
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,868
2,344 eligible divisions
237
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,018
54.5 % of votes cast
229
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
850
45.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

65
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
Appearances
34
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
115
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
Contributions
47
-76.8 vs Commons average
Rank 490 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 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 Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API