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Rebecca Paul vs Luke Akehurst

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

Photograph of Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate
vs
Photograph of Luke Akehurst
Luke Akehurst
Lab North Durham

Voting alignment

Rebecca Paul and Luke Akehurst voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 339 different votes 344 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
2 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 649
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 122 of 649
453
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
575 eligible divisions
202
44.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
246
51.0 % of votes cast
251
55.4 % of votes cast
No votes
236
49.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Appearances
62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
Contributions
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£124,847
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,750
all imported IPSA years
£124,847
45 % below average
Latest expenses
£202,750
10 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
0
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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