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Luke Akehurst vs Paul Holmes

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 Holmes
Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Paul Holmes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 301 different votes 307 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 7 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
2 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
2 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 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 128 of 650
Participation
85.2 %
13 % above average
Rank 97 of 650
471
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,390
1,631 eligible divisions
239
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
690
49.6 % of votes cast
232
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
700
50.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

65
-6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Appearances
96
+24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
114
-12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
Contributions
376
+249.8 vs Commons average
Rank 29 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
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
50 of 51 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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