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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 918 shared comparable votes.

918 same votes 0 different votes 918 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
37 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
37 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 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
37 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
37 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

65.8 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 648
Participation
77.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 266 of 648
1,522
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,594 eligible divisions
860
56.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
641
51.9 % of votes cast
662
43.5 % of votes cast
No votes
594
48.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

10
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 648
Appearances
21
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 648
435
+327.1 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 648
Contributions
26
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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
65 of 75 votes
#1
Defence
54 of 58 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Education
63 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#5
Energy
40 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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