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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 1,352 shared comparable votes.

1,352 same votes 0 different votes 1,352 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
72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
1,566
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
879
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
55.8% of votes cast
687
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
762
44.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

17
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649
Appearances
107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
147
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 649
Contributions
411
+265.1 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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