MP for North Durham
“A party-loyal Labour MP with defence- and finance-focused committee roles and a notably low voting attendance.”
Luke Akehurst is the Labour (Co-op) MP for North Durham, elected in 2024. He sits on the Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill, the Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance Committee, and the Finance Committee, and previously served on the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill committee in December 2024.
He has 100% party loyalty with no rebel votes, but his voting attendance is only 15% (below the party average of 33%). On policy, he generally supports workers’ rights protections and trade union powers, and backs renter protections; he tends to vote against prison sentencing and bus service regulation, and against transgender rights, with mixed positions on climate measures and welfare-related votes such as Universal Credit, VAT, and mental health.
Declared financial interests include nine items: five miscellaneous entries, two shareholdings, and two visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
4 positions
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill
Since Feb 2026
Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
Since Mar 2025
Finance Committee (Commons)
Since Jan 2025
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
Dec 2024 - Dec 2024
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Opposition day motion: student loans
NOOpposition day motion: fuel duty
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill
Parliamentary role · 9 Feb 2026
Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
Parliamentary role · 4 Mar 2025
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
