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Alex Mayer vs Lucy Powell

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

Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
vs
Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and Lucy Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 0 different votes 354 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
41 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

95.4 %
22 % above average
Rank 1 of 648
Participation
65.8 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 648
502
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,312 eligible divisions
259
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
860
56.5 % of votes cast
243
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
662
43.5 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 648
Appearances
11
-49.4 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 648
49
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 648
Contributions
490
+381.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£197,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
£197,450
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£249,415
10 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
Education
49 of 49 votes
#2
Education
81 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
44 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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