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Lucy Powell vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 715 shared comparable votes.

715 same votes 0 different votes 715 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
63 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
63 Aye 43 No
42 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
42 Aye 49 No
18 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 74 shared votes
18 Aye 56 No
37 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
37 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
63 Aye 43 No
42 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
42 Aye 49 No
18 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 74 shared votes
18 Aye 56 No
37 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
37 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

65.8 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 648
Participation
83.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 648
1,522
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,061
1,276 eligible divisions
860
56.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
554
52.2 % of votes cast
662
43.5 % of votes cast
No votes
507
47.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
4 years, 11 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

10
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 648
Appearances
4
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 648
435
+327.1 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 648
Contributions
8
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
39 of 40 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Education
62 of 64 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
129 of 141 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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