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John Whitby vs Lucy Powell

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Lucy Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

345 same votes 0 different votes 345 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
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
25 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
25 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 32 of 649
Participation
65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 503 of 649
510
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
262
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
875
56.3 % of votes cast
248
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
680
43.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 8 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

62
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
Appearances
7
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649
77
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 649
Contributions
148
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£249,415
10 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 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
NHS / Health
11 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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