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Lucy Powell vs Amanda Martin

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
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Photograph of Amanda Martin
Amanda Martin
Lab Portsmouth North

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Amanda Martin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 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
84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 118 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
575 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
49.7 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

6
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649
Appearances
146
+68.4 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 649
147
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Contributions
182
+44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 142 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
£205,664
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£205,664
9 % below average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
15
4 registered categories
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
67 of 77 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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