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Lucy Powell vs Dave Doogan

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 Dave Doogan
Dave Doogan
SNP Angus and Perthshire Glens

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Dave Doogan voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 537 shared comparable votes.

465 same votes 72 different votes 537 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
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 19 No
Tax 56% aligned 78 shared votes
51 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 5 No
Energy 65% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 71% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 72% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
25 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 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
49.3 %
24 % below average
Rank 624 of 648
1,522
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
786
1,594 eligible divisions
860
56.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
426
54.2 % of votes cast
662
43.5 % of votes cast
No votes
360
45.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % 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
74
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 648
435
+327.1 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 648
Contributions
121
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 167 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
£1,355,209
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,192
42 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Trade
47 of 50 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#5
Migration
119 of 152 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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