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Luke Akehurst vs Rebecca 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 Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 290 different votes 297 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
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 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
69.8 %
3 % below average
Rank 434 of 650
471
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
393
563 eligible divisions
239
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
47.1 % of votes cast
232
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
208
52.9 % 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
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
128
+57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
114
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 650
Contributions
228
+102.0 vs Commons average
Rank 78 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
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 111 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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