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Luke Akehurst vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Keir Mather voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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
24 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 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
75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 304 of 649
482
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
589
781 eligible divisions
246
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
290
49.2 % of votes cast
236
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
299
50.8 % 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, 11 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

64
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 649
Appearances
95
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
111
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
Contributions
465
+327.4 vs Commons average
Rank 20 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
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35 % above 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
Education
50 of 52 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Transport
31 of 33 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
12 of 14 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
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