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Sarah Edwards vs Luke Akehurst

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

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
Photograph of Luke Akehurst
Luke Akehurst
Lab North Durham

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Luke Akehurst voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

316 same votes 0 different votes 316 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
28 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
Participation
84.1%
11% above average
Rank 112 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
590 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
50.4% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
246
49.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
46
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 520 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

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,750
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£202,750
10% below average
1
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 16 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Tax
97 of 139 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API