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Luke Akehurst vs Luke Murphy

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 Luke Murphy
Luke Murphy
Lab Basingstoke

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Luke Murphy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 385 shared comparable votes.

385 same votes 0 different votes 385 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 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 127 of 650
Participation
81.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 175 of 650
472
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
459
564 eligible divisions
240
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
50.1 % of votes cast
232
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
229
49.9 % 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, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
55
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
114
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Contributions
85
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 337 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
£198,590
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£198,590
12 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Education
47 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
10 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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