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Luke Akehurst vs Lewis Atkinson

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 Lewis Atkinson
Lewis Atkinson
Lab Sunderland Central

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Lewis Atkinson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 411 shared comparable votes.

411 same votes 0 different votes 411 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
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 147 of 647
Participation
90.1 %
17 % above average
Rank 25 of 647
446
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
537 eligible divisions
230
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
246
50.8 % of votes cast
216
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
238
49.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 647
Appearances
60
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 647
85
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 647
Contributions
91
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£202,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£220,533
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£220,533
2 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API