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Luke Akehurst vs Sarah Gibson

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 Sarah Gibson
Sarah Gibson
LD Chippenham

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Sarah Gibson voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

66 same votes 241 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 33% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 4% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 20 No
Tax 7% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 7% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 122 of 649
Participation
62.6 %
10 % below average
Rank 550 of 649
482
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
575 eligible divisions
246
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
190
52.8 % of votes cast
236
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
170
47.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
Appearances
25
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
109
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 649
Contributions
31
-107.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£230,135
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£230,135
2 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
45 of 62 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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