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Lucy Powell vs Chris Elmore

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 Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Chris Elmore voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,394 shared comparable votes.

1,394 same votes 0 different votes 1,394 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
117 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
117 Aye 58 No
106 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
106 Aye 58 No
61 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
61 Aye 71 No
26 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
26 Aye 87 No
44 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 65 shared votes
44 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
117 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
117 Aye 58 No
106 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
106 Aye 58 No
61 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
61 Aye 71 No
26 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
26 Aye 87 No
44 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 65 shared votes
44 Aye 21 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
77.9%
5% above average
Rank 247 of 649
1,566
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,325 eligible divisions
879
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
995
54.9% of votes cast
687
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
817
45.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
10 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

17
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649
Appearances
41
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
147
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 649
Contributions
239
+93.1 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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
£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£343,439
52% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Housing
58 of 62 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 165 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
48 of 55 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 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
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
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