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Lucy Powell vs Lorraine Beavers

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 Lorraine Beavers
Lorraine Beavers
Lab Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Lorraine Beavers voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 9 different votes 390 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
50 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
31 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 7 No
Benefits 67% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
50 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
31 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

66.2%
6% below average
Rank 495 of 650
Participation
86.8%
14% above average
Rank 58 of 650
1,603
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
636 eligible divisions
900
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
291
52.7% of votes cast
703
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
261
47.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.6% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

26
-70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
72
-24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
257
+89.8 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Contributions
88
-79.2 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£199,406
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£199,406
12% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
70 of 80 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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