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Lucy Powell vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,251 shared comparable votes.

1,250 same votes 1 different votes 1,251 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
113 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
113 Aye 54 No
108 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
108 Aye 57 No
58 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
58 Aye 62 No
26 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
26 Aye 80 No
45 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
45 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
113 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
113 Aye 54 No
108 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
108 Aye 57 No
58 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
58 Aye 62 No
26 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
26 Aye 80 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 502 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 489 of 649
1,563
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,578
2,372 eligible divisions
876
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
895
56.7% of votes cast
687
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
683
43.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

5
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
Appearances
40
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 649
5
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
45
-95.5 vs Commons average
Rank 522 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API