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Luke Akehurst vs Steve Race

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 Steve Race
Steve Race
Lab Exeter

Voting alignment

Luke Akehurst and Steve Race voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 419 shared comparable votes.

419 same votes 0 different votes 419 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 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 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

83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 130 of 650
Participation
86.2 %
13 % above average
Rank 74 of 650
466
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
481
558 eligible divisions
237
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
260
54.1 % of votes cast
229
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
221
45.9 % 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

66
-4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 650
Appearances
84
+13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
116
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
Contributions
100
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 276 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
£194,803
all imported IPSA years
£202,750
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,803
14 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Transport
26 of 26 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 17 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 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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API