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Lucy Powell vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Keir Mather voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

388 same votes 0 different votes 388 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
34 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 503 of 650
Participation
75.2 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 650
1,545
2,350 eligible divisions
Total votes
579
770 eligible divisions
869
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
284
49.1 % of votes cast
676
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
295
50.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

5
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 650
Appearances
87
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
195
+67.4 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 650
Contributions
329
+201.4 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35 % 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
65 of 75 votes
#1
Education
49 of 51 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Transport
31 of 33 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
12 of 14 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 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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API