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Lucy Powell vs Lauren Edwards

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 Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 0 different votes 350 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 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
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 95 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
575 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
49.9 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
245
50.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

7
-70.6 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649
Appearances
46
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 649
149
+11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Contributions
64
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41 % below average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
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
67 of 77 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 34 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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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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