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Luke Akehurst vs Stephen Kinnock

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 Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Stephen Kinnock voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 394 shared comparable votes.

394 same votes 0 different votes 394 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
32 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 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
75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 650
471
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,774
2,349 eligible divisions
239
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,004
56.6 % of votes cast
232
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
770
43.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

65
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
87
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
114
-11.8 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
Contributions
293
+167.2 vs Commons average
Rank 54 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
£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,875
38 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
69 of 75 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Defence
62 of 70 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API