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Lucy Powell vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,306 shared comparable votes.

1,295 same votes 11 different votes 1,306 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
109 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
109 Aye 63 No
50 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
50 Aye 59 No
23 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
23 Aye 82 No
35 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
101 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 160 shared votes
98 Aye 62 No
109 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
109 Aye 63 No
50 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
50 Aye 59 No
23 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
23 Aye 82 No
35 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 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
68.5%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
1,589
2,404 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,646
2,404 eligible divisions
889
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
54.6% of votes cast
700
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
747
45.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

22
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
Appearances
41
-46.8 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
189
+35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
Contributions
95
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 375 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 81 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
66 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 81 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 94 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: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye 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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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