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Lucy Powell vs Alex Easton

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 Alex Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Alex Easton voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 174 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 159 different votes 174 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
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 27% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 23% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 9 No
Tax 11% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 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
43.7%
29% below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,566
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
258
590 eligible divisions
879
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
122
47.3% of votes cast
687
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
136
52.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

12
-70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
Appearances
104
+21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649
105
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Contributions
133
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 226 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
£190,220
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£190,220
16% below average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Education
27 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
Aye
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill: Second Reading 25 Feb 2025
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage: Amendment 2 21 Jan 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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