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Lucy Powell vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Ian Byrne voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 919 shared comparable votes.

893 same votes 26 different votes 919 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
81 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
81 Aye 33 No
35 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
35 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 18 No
Benefits 80% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
40 Aye 14 No
Education 94% aligned 54 shared votes
39 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 14 No
Housing 96% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
45 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 104 shared votes
44 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 69 No
Migration 99% aligned 94 shared votes
24 Aye 70 No

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

Voting record

66.2%
6% below average
Rank 495 of 650
Participation
72.5%
same as average
Rank 367 of 650
1,603
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,704 eligible divisions
900
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
703
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

26
-69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
Appearances
63
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
257
+90.6 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Contributions
111
-55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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