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Chris Law vs Lucy Powell

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

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Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
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Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Lucy Powell voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 874 shared comparable votes.

791 same votes 83 different votes 874 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
23 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
23 Aye 73 No
31 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 9 No
Energy 50% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
89 Aye 46 No
Tax 73% aligned 135 shared votes
96 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 78% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
24 Aye 16 No
Benefits 80% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

52.0 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 647
Participation
65.8 %
7 % below average
Rank 505 of 647
1,214
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,534
2,333 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
863
56.3 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
671
43.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

60
-6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
7
-59.2 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
70
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Contributions
300
+182.2 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,415
10 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Education
81 of 95 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Trade
62 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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