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Luke Akehurst vs Sarah Russell

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 Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Sarah Russell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

401 same votes 0 different votes 401 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 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 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
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 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
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 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
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 139 of 650
471
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
468
563 eligible divisions
239
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
242
51.7 % of votes cast
232
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
226
48.3 % 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
75
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
114
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 650
Contributions
111
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 234 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
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API