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Lucy Powell vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,417 shared comparable votes.

1,411 same votes 6 different votes 1,417 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
124 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
124 Aye 65 No
59 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
59 Aye 60 No
26 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
26 Aye 85 No
53 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 74 shared votes
53 Aye 21 No
34 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 171 shared votes
104 Aye 67 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
124 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
124 Aye 65 No
59 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
59 Aye 60 No
26 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
26 Aye 85 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

6
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
67 of 77 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
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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