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Emily Darlington vs Lucy Powell

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

Photograph of Emily Darlington
Emily Darlington
Lab Milton Keynes Central
vs
Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Emily Darlington and Lucy Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

360 same votes 0 different votes 360 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
40 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
40 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
40 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

88.3%
16% above average
Rank 40 of 649
Participation
65.9%
7% below average
Rank 503 of 649
521
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,566
2,376 eligible divisions
274
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
879
56.1% of votes cast
247
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
687
43.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

91
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 649
Appearances
17
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649
119
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649
Contributions
147
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£124,936
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£124,936
45% below average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API