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Lucy Powell vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 951 shared comparable votes.

951 same votes 0 different votes 951 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
85 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
85 Aye 43 No
46 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
46 Aye 60 No
23 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
23 Aye 78 No
38 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
38 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
85 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
85 Aye 43 No
46 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
46 Aye 60 No
23 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
23 Aye 78 No
38 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
38 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 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
77.2%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 649
1,566
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,280
1,658 eligible divisions
879
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
51.2% of votes cast
687
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
625
48.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

7
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
Appearances
15
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 649
63
-79.3 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Contributions
17
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35% above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
64 of 69 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
50 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API