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Matt Western vs Luke Akehurst

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Luke Akehurst
Luke Akehurst
Lab North Durham

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Luke Akehurst voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 0 different votes 347 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
29 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
84.1%
11% above average
Rank 112 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
590 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
50.4% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
246
49.6% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Appearances
63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
109
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
121
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,750
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£202,750
10% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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