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Lucy Powell vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 960 shared comparable votes.

960 same votes 0 different votes 960 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
85 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
85 Aye 47 No
53 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
53 Aye 66 No
25 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
25 Aye 73 No
38 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
38 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
85 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
85 Aye 47 No
53 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
53 Aye 66 No
25 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
25 Aye 73 No
38 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
38 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 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 498 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
1,590
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,688 eligible divisions
890
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
52.8% of votes cast
700
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
588
47.2% 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
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

26
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Appearances
104
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 650
257
+95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
Contributions
766
+604.4 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API