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Luke Akehurst
Labour MP for North Durham
Luke Akehurst is the Labour MP for North Durham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
MessageSeat status
Safe
Majority size
5,873
Recent swing
-3.8% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
Labour Friends of Israel Ltd (£2,500)
ELNET UK (£724)
SUPPORTED
Voted for Draft Public Order Act 2023 (I...
Motion passed, 301-110
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OPPOSED
Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 172-334
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OPPOSED
Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 181-335
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Where Luke fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Luke Akehurst
Member of Parliament
North Durham
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
- Finance Committee (Commons)
- Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance Committee