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Chris Bryant vs Lucy Powell

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Lucy Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,239 shared comparable votes.

1,235 same votes 4 different votes 1,239 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
109 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
109 Aye 47 No
49 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
49 Aye 48 No
18 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
18 Aye 72 No
33 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
37 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
103 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 164 shared votes
105 Aye 59 No
109 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
109 Aye 47 No
49 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
49 Aye 48 No
18 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
18 Aye 72 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
6% below average
Rank 500 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 499 of 650
1,588
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
899
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
889
55.9% of votes cast
689
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
700
44.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

105
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Appearances
24
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
658
+503.3 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Contributions
223
+68.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#1
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Amendment (a) to motion on the Independent Expert Panel recommendations for sanctions and the Recall of MPs Act 19 Oct 2021
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No rebel
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API