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Lucy Powell vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,454 shared comparable votes.

1,418 same votes 36 different votes 1,454 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
131 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
131 Aye 61 No
106 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
106 Aye 64 No
36 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
32 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 20 No
Benefits 84% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
51 Aye 18 No
Education 91% aligned 69 shared votes
47 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 20 No
Housing 97% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 12 No
Energy 97% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 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 496 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,601
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
898
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
703
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

26
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
257
+92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 650
Contributions
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
75 of 82 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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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