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Lucy Powell vs Adam Thompson

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

Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central
vs
Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Adam Thompson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 0 different votes 358 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
41 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
41 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
41 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

65.8 %
7 % below average
Rank 502 of 649
Participation
92.8 %
20 % above average
Rank 9 of 649
1,550
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
529
570 eligible divisions
873
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
265
50.1 % of votes cast
677
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
264
49.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

5
-70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Appearances
87
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
147
+12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
Contributions
101
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,664
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,664
21 % below average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
65 of 75 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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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