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Lucy Powell vs Hannah Spencer

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 Hannah Spencer
Hannah Spencer
Green Gorton and Denton

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Hannah Spencer voted the same way 55% of the time, based on 62 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 28 different votes 62 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
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 3 No
Tax 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 0 No
Education 54% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 4 No
Defence 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 0 No
Education 54% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 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
80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 187 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
114
141 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
51
44.7 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
63
55.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
4 months
Since 26 Feb 2026

Debates

6
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 649
Appearances
36
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
96
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 649
Contributions
39
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£0
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
15
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Devolution / Local Government
13 of 13 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Education
15 of 16 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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 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 Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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