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Lucy Powell vs Jim McMahon

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 Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,348 shared comparable votes.

1,342 same votes 6 different votes 1,348 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
120 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
120 Aye 66 No
104 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
104 Aye 58 No
51 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
51 Aye 64 No
19 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
19 Aye 83 No
50 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
50 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
120 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
120 Aye 66 No
104 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
104 Aye 58 No
51 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
51 Aye 64 No
19 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
19 Aye 83 No
50 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
50 Aye 22 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
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
951
56.2 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
742
43.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

6
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
67 of 77 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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