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Lucy Powell vs Andy Slaughter

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 Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Andy Slaughter voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,476 shared comparable votes.

1,471 same votes 5 different votes 1,476 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
126 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 191 shared votes
126 Aye 65 No
64 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
64 Aye 75 No
27 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
27 Aye 90 No
55 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 79 shared votes
55 Aye 24 No
34 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 166 shared votes
100 Aye 66 No
126 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 191 shared votes
126 Aye 65 No
64 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
64 Aye 75 No
27 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
27 Aye 90 No
55 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 79 shared votes
55 Aye 24 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
81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 163 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,932
2,361 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,073
55.5 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
859
44.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

6
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
87
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
120
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,386
26 % above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
64 of 66 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 13 25 Oct 2023
No rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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