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Luke Akehurst vs Jo Platt

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 Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Jo Platt voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 1 different votes 374 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
475
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
568 eligible divisions
243
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
224
51.1 % of votes cast
232
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
214
48.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
Appearances
32
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 649
116
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
Contributions
41
-91.7 vs Commons average
Rank 523 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
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API