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Lucy Powell vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Ed Davey voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 960 shared comparable votes.

782 same votes 178 different votes 960 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
89 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes
89 Aye 56 No
15 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
22 Aye 58 No
Migration 98% aligned 80 shared votes
24 Aye 56 No
25 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 10 No
Education 35% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 41% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
75 Aye 36 No
Tax 68% aligned 111 shared votes
79 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 73% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
23 Aye 17 No
Benefits 78% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 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
60.2%
12% below average
Rank 574 of 649
1,566
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,276
2,121 eligible divisions
879
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
715
56.0% of votes cast
687
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
561
44.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

17
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649
Appearances
65
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
147
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 649
Contributions
108
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
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