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Lucy Powell vs Alex Mayer

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 Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Alex Mayer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 0 different votes 380 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 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

65.8 %
7 % below average
Rank 503 of 649
Participation
95.4 %
23 % above average
Rank 1 of 649
1,548
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
542
568 eligible divisions
872
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
274
50.6 % of votes cast
676
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
268
49.4 % 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
-68.4 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
Appearances
66
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 649
195
+64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Contributions
74
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 393 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
£197,450
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£197,450
13 % below average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
65 of 75 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
30 of 30 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 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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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