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Luke Akehurst vs Lauren Edwards

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 Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

408 same votes 1 different votes 409 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 128 of 650
Participation
85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 86 of 650
471
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
563 eligible divisions
239
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
49.9 % of votes cast
232
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
242
50.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Appearances
45
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 650
114
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Contributions
61
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API