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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 1,219 shared comparable votes.

1,215 same votes 4 different votes 1,219 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 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
109 Aye 46 No
48 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
48 Aye 45 No
18 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
18 Aye 72 No
30 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
37 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
103 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 164 shared votes
105 Aye 59 No
109 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
109 Aye 46 No
48 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
48 Aye 45 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%
7% below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
65.9%
7% below average
Rank 502 of 649
1,567
2,374 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,564
2,374 eligible divisions
891
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
877
56.1% of votes cast
676
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
687
43.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

82
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649
Appearances
6
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
434
+293.4 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 649
Contributions
34
-106.6 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 649

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
14
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 71 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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