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Kerry McCarthy vs Lucy Powell

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
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Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Lucy Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,420 shared comparable votes.

1,414 same votes 6 different votes 1,420 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
124 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
124 Aye 65 No
59 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
59 Aye 60 No
26 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
26 Aye 85 No
53 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 74 shared votes
53 Aye 21 No
34 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
104 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
29 Aye 35 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
124 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
124 Aye 65 No
59 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
59 Aye 60 No
26 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
26 Aye 85 No

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

Voting record

79.1%
6% above average
Rank 223 of 649
Participation
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
1,872
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,559
2,368 eligible divisions
1,050
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
876
56.2% of votes cast
822
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
683
43.8% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

79
-1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
Appearances
5
-75.0 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
107
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
Contributions
5
-134.4 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
7
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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