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Luke Akehurst vs Paul Davies

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 Paul Davies
Paul Davies
Lab Colne Valley

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Paul Davies voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 451 shared comparable votes.

451 same votes 0 different votes 451 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
35 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 130 of 650
Participation
94.3 %
22 % above average
Rank 2 of 650
466
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
558 eligible divisions
237
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
271
51.5 % of votes cast
229
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
255
48.5 % 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

65
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Appearances
42
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
108
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Contributions
51
-70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 471 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
£194,533
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,533
14 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Benefits
30 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API