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Luke Akehurst vs Laura Kyrke-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 Laura Kyrke-Smith
Laura Kyrke-Smith
Lab Aylesbury

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Laura Kyrke-Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 449 shared comparable votes.

448 same votes 1 different votes 449 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
34 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
34 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 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
88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 44 of 649
482
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
575 eligible divisions
246
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
50.3 % of votes cast
236
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
252
49.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Contributions
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 284 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
£198,951
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£198,951
12 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No rebel
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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