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Lucy Powell vs Andrew Pakes

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
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Andrew Pakes
Lab Peterborough

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Andrew Pakes voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

300 same votes 8 different votes 308 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
21 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
21 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
21 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

66.2%
6% below average
Rank 495 of 650
Participation
70.6%
2% below average
Rank 406 of 650
1,603
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
636 eligible divisions
900
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
47.7% of votes cast
703
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
235
52.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9% of votes cast
14 years, 0 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

26
-71.0 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
Appearances
89
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
257
+87.8 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Contributions
107
-62.2 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£183,832
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£183,832
19% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
70 of 80 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#3
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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