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Lucy Powell vs Mr Paul Foster

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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Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 378 shared comparable votes.

375 same votes 3 different votes 378 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
44 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
44 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
32 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
44 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
32 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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 496 of 650
Participation
82.1%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
1,601
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
631 eligible divisions
898
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
703
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.5% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

26
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
257
+92.5 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 650
Contributions
90
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 412 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
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
70 of 80 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 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
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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