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Lucy Powell vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,324 shared comparable votes.

1,322 same votes 2 different votes 1,324 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
105 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
105 Aye 60 No
102 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
102 Aye 60 No
23 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
23 Aye 83 No
50 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
50 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 127 shared votes
58 Aye 69 No
105 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
105 Aye 60 No
102 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
102 Aye 60 No
23 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
23 Aye 83 No
50 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
50 Aye 16 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
959
55.3 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
774
44.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

6
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36 % above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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