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Lucy Powell vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 530 shared comparable votes.

527 same votes 3 different votes 530 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
49 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
49 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 8 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 61 shared votes
50 Aye 11 No
49 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
49 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 499 of 650
Participation
63.2%
9% below average
Rank 540 of 650
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
391
619 eligible divisions
889
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
184
47.1% of votes cast
700
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
207
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

24
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
64
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
223
+66.4 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650
Contributions
512
+355.4 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
70 of 80 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
Trade
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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