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Luke Akehurst vs Michael Payne

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 Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

386 same votes 0 different votes 386 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

84.1%
11% above average
Rank 112 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
496
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
250
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
246
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
24
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649
121
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
Contributions
27
-116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£202,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10% below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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