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Lucy Powell vs Chris Ward

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 Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

300 same votes 0 different votes 300 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
30 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 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
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
1,566
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
879
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
687
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

17
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
Appearances
63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
147
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
Contributions
242
+96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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
67 of 77 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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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