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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Lucy Powell

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


Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Lucy Powell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 10 different votes 327 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
43 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
43 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 93% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
43 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
43 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

72.8%
same as average
Rank 357 of 650
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 495 of 650
463
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,603
2,422 eligible divisions
247
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
56.1% of votes cast
216
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
703
43.9% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
14 years, 0 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

87
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Appearances
26
-71.0 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
105
-64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
Contributions
257
+87.8 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
1
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

Housing
32 of 33 votes
#1
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API