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Luke Akehurst vs Liam Byrne

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 Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Liam Byrne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 5 different votes 362 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
33 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

84.8%
12% above average
Rank 95 of 650
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
535
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,417 eligible divisions
270
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
886
55.4% of votes cast
265
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
714
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

74
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Appearances
60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
137
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Contributions
77
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 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
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10% below average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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