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Luke Akehurst vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

403 same votes 1 different votes 404 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 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

84.1%
11% above average
Rank 112 of 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
496
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
250
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
246
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
763
42.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
95
+12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
121
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
Contributions
125
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 251 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10% below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
89 of 96 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 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
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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