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Lucy Powell vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,321 shared comparable votes.

1,317 same votes 4 different votes 1,321 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
119 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
119 Aye 70 No
103 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
103 Aye 61 No
54 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
54 Aye 78 No
23 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
23 Aye 52 No
42 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 65 shared votes
42 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 13 No
Benefits 91% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
119 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
119 Aye 70 No
103 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
103 Aye 61 No
54 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
54 Aye 78 No
23 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
23 Aye 52 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
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,663
2,405 eligible divisions
889
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
55.7% of votes cast
700
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

24
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Appearances
50
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
223
+68.4 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
38
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
70 of 80 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 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
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No 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