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Lucy Powell vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 214 shared comparable votes.

214 same votes 0 different votes 214 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
25 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 650
Participation
46.6%
26% below average
Rank 627 of 650
1,571
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
595 eligible divisions
881
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
690
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-63.2 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
Appearances
51
-34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
189
+40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Contributions
224
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 116 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 70 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 112 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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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