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Lucy Powell vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,244 shared comparable votes.

1,233 same votes 11 different votes 1,244 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
113 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
113 Aye 56 No
96 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
96 Aye 62 No
52 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
52 Aye 55 No
22 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
22 Aye 72 No
45 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
45 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 17 No
Benefits 93% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
113 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
113 Aye 56 No
96 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
96 Aye 62 No
52 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
52 Aye 55 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 499 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,405 eligible divisions
889
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
700
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

23
-65.4 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Appearances
55
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
206
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Contributions
91
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
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
70 of 80 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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