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Lucy Powell vs Mike Martin

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central
vs
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Mike Martin
LD Tunbridge Wells

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Mike Martin voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 193 different votes 242 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
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Benefits 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 35% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
36 Aye 24 No
Tax 5% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 5% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 11% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 21% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 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
58.4 %
14 % below average
Rank 584 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
336
575 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
55.4 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
150
44.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

6
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
109
+31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 192 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
£164,314
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£164,314
27 % below average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
41
5 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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Education
42 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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