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Luke Akehurst vs Sam Carling

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 Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 421 shared comparable votes.

421 same votes 0 different votes 421 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
33 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 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

83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 147 of 647
Participation
90.7 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 647
446
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
537 eligible divisions
230
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
258
53.0 % of votes cast
216
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
229
47.0 % 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

55
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 647
Appearances
55
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 647
81
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 647
Contributions
76
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£202,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 11 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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