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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)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
VOTED AYE
21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
Luke voted with the majority
VOTED AYE
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Luke voted with the majority
VOTED AYE
11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Luke voted with the majority
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
- Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill