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Lucy Powell vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Greg Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 912 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 889 different votes 912 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 16 No
Benefits 6% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
78 Aye 40 No
Tax 2% aligned 118 shared votes
38 Aye 80 No
26 Aye 80 No
Migration 1% aligned 106 shared votes
79 Aye 27 No
49 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 116 shared votes
66 Aye 50 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 44 shared votes
12 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 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
89.2 %
16 % above average
Rank 39 of 648
1,522
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,422
1,594 eligible divisions
860
56.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
689
48.5 % of votes cast
662
43.5 % of votes cast
No votes
733
51.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.5 % 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
159
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 648
435
+327.1 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 648
Contributions
229
+121.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
148 of 152 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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