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Jo White vs Lucy Powell

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

Photograph of Jo White
Jo White
Lab Bassetlaw
vs
Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Jo White and Lucy Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 0 different votes 344 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
38 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
29 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
29 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 166 of 649
Participation
65.9%
7% below average
Rank 503 of 649
482
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,566
2,376 eligible divisions
230
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
879
56.1% of votes cast
252
52.3% 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

56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Appearances
17
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
70
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Contributions
147
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,166
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£174,166
23% below average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
8
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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