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Lucy Powell vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 978 shared comparable votes.

970 same votes 8 different votes 978 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
54 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
54 Aye 64 No
72 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 116 shared votes
72 Aye 44 No
17 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
17 Aye 77 No
37 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
37 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Benefits 85% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 98% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
54 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
54 Aye 64 No
72 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 116 shared votes
72 Aye 44 No
17 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
17 Aye 77 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 499 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
889
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
700
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

24
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
223
+68.4 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
83
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 424 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
70 of 80 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API