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Lucy Powell vs Matt Bishop

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
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Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Matt Bishop voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 245 shared comparable votes.

245 same votes 0 different votes 245 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
36 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 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
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
1,566
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
879
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
145
46.5% of votes cast
687
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
167
53.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
Appearances
34
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
189
+41.3 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Contributions
45
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 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
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
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
67 of 77 votes
#1
Tax
77 of 112 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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