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Lucy Powell vs Karin Smyth

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 Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,341 shared comparable votes.

1,341 same votes 0 different votes 1,341 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
107 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
107 Aye 65 No
106 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
106 Aye 62 No
53 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
53 Aye 72 No
21 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
21 Aye 71 No
49 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
49 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
107 Aye 65 No
106 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
106 Aye 62 No
53 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
53 Aye 72 No
21 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
21 Aye 71 No
49 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
49 Aye 23 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
72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
958
56.0 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
752
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

6
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
404
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29 % above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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