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Lucy Powell vs Ashley Dalton

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 Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 454 shared comparable votes.

449 same votes 5 different votes 454 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
15 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
15 Aye 47 No
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
15 Aye 47 No
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
Participation
62.9%
9% below average
Rank 543 of 650
1,590
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
603
958 eligible divisions
890
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
281
46.6% of votes cast
700
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
322
53.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.8% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
3 years, 8 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

25
-65.6 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Appearances
47
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
240
+82.4 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Contributions
106
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 351 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
70 of 80 votes
#1
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
6 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
Energy
23 of 32 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
12 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No 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
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: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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