Luke Akehurst
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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Luke Akehurst is the Labour MP for North Durham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
496
Votes Cast
£202,750
Expenses 2024-25
5,873
Majority
39.9%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£202,750
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 41,565 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
369
Written Questions
24
Oral Questions
98
Debates Spoken In⚑
172
Speeches⚑
496
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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4 AYEPension Schemes Bill
4 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
4 votes · 15 Apr 2026
10 AYECrime and Policing Bill
10 votes · 14 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
10 votes · 14 Apr 2026
2 NOOpposition day motion
2 votes · 18 Mar 2026
Opposition day motion
2 votes · 18 Mar 2026
1 AYE1 NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
2 votes · 10 Mar 2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill
2 votes · 10 Mar 2026
3 AYEChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
3 votes · 9 Mar 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
3 votes · 9 Mar 2026
Financial Interests(9)
Visits outside the UK
Labour Friends of Israel Ltd
£2,500
Visits outside the UK
Labour Friends of Israel Ltd
- Name of donor
- Labour Friends of Israel Ltd
- Address of donor
- BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights, accommodation and meals, value £2,500
- Destination of visit
- United States (Washington DC)
- Dates of visit
- 22 February 2025 to 25 February 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Delegation to Washington DC. Meetings with US politicians and civil servants. Attending AIPAC Congressional Summit 2025.
Registered 3 March 2025
Visits outside the UK
ELNET UK
£724
Visits outside the UK
ELNET UK
- Name of donor
- ELNET UK
- Address of donor
- 4th Floor, 6 Princes Street, London W1B 2LG
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£724 for two people), two rooms hotel accommodation for three nights (£730), meals for 3.5 days (£608 for two people) and minibus travel in country (£196 for two people). I travelled with my Parliamentary Assistant (£1,129 per person), value £2,258
- Destination of visit
- Estonia (Tallinn and Narva)
- Dates of visit
- 12 October 2025 to 15 October 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Study tour: participation in Common Threats, Joint Defence, UK - Estonia - Israel Strategic Mission
Registered 16 October 2025
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Political organisation within the Labour Party
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(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Political organisation within the Labour Party
- Name of company or organisation
- Labour to Win Ltd
- Nature of business
- Political organisation within the Labour Party
Registered 22 July 2024
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Political organisation within the Labour Party
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(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Political organisation within the Labour Party
- Name of company or organisation
- Labour First Ltd
- Nature of business
- Political organisation within the Labour Party
Registered 22 July 2024
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 17 July 2024
Registered 22 July 2024
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Luke in Parliament
Navy: Antisubmarine Warfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether anti-submarine warfare is the primary operational focus of the Royal Navy for the foreseeable future.
Motability: Exhaust Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Motability Scheme in supporting the work to meet ZEV mandate targets.
Motability
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of the Motability Scheme in supporting the automotive sector in the North East.
Transport: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of barriers to transport faced by disabled people across the UK on disabled people; and wha
Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Intellectual Property
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure future armoured vehicle programmes secure intellectual property rights to avoid sole-source support contra
Motability: Armed Forces and Veterans
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the role of the Motability Scheme in supporting service personnel and disabled veterans and to access transport solu
Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department expects to incur any cost of safety trials for Ajax vehicles.
Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what investigations are underway into the safety case for Ajax and the decision-making process that led to Initial Operating Capability being signed off.
Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the timetable expected for a full safety report into Ajax family vehicles.
Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether contractual mechanisms exist to recover costs if Ajax is cancelled; and what is the estimated financial exposure to the MoD.
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