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Lucy Powell vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

404 same votes 0 different votes 404 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
51 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
51 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
51 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 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 504 of 647
Participation
79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 647
1,530
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
559
706 eligible divisions
862
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
290
51.9 % of votes cast
668
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
269
48.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

9
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 647
Appearances
52
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 647
379
+265.4 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 647
Contributions
61
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 8 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#5
Energy
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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