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Lucy Powell vs Cat Smith

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 Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Cat Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,350 shared comparable votes.

1,345 same votes 5 different votes 1,350 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
105 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
105 Aye 63 No
105 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
105 Aye 58 No
51 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
51 Aye 73 No
24 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
24 Aye 87 No
43 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
43 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 28 No
Trade 98% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
105 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
105 Aye 63 No
105 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
105 Aye 58 No
51 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
51 Aye 73 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
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
54.1 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
785
45.9 % 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
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

6
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 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
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15 % 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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye 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
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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