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Lucy Powell vs Ben Goldsborough

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 Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 4 different votes 372 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
38 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
32 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
32 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 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 496 of 650
Participation
84.8%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 650
1,601
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
535
631 eligible divisions
898
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
49.0% of votes cast
703
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
273
51.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

26
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
257
+92.5 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 650
Contributions
159
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 222 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
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
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
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