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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.

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Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central
vs
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Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Adam Thompson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 0 different votes 372 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
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 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

65.9%
7% below average
Rank 503 of 649
Participation
92.5%
20% above average
Rank 9 of 649
1,566
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
546
590 eligible divisions
879
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
270
49.5% of votes cast
687
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

17
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649
Appearances
97
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
147
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,664
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£179,664
21% below average
13
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
67 of 77 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 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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