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Gareth Snell vs Lucy Powell

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

Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Lucy Powell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 733 shared comparable votes.

719 same votes 14 different votes 733 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
70 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
70 Aye 50 No
35 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
32 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
32 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 9 No
Trade 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 11 No
Transport 93% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
66 Aye 37 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 103 shared votes
67 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
70 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
70 Aye 50 No
35 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

87.2%
15% above average
Rank 52 of 650
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 650
550
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,417 eligible divisions
271
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
56.1% of votes cast
279
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
703
43.9% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

205
+110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
26
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
316
+151.4 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Contributions
257
+92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22% below average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
4
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No rebel
Amendment (a) to the Business of the House motion 3 Apr 2019
Transport
Aye
No rebel
Business of the House motion 1 Apr 2019
Transport
Aye
No rebel
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
European Union Withdrawal Act main Motion as amended 25 Mar 2019
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API