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Lucy Powell vs Catherine West

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 West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,331 shared comparable votes.

1,325 same votes 6 different votes 1,331 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
106 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
106 Aye 62 No
52 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
52 Aye 66 No
27 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
27 Aye 89 No
53 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 75 shared votes
53 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 10 No
Energy 97% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
107 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 169 shared votes
104 Aye 65 No
30 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
106 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
106 Aye 62 No
52 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
52 Aye 66 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
54.4 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
790
45.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % 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
43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
51
-87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 494 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
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
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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