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Lucy Powell vs Richard Burgon

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 Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Richard Burgon voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,478 shared comparable votes.

1,441 same votes 37 different votes 1,478 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
127 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 193 shared votes
127 Aye 66 No
109 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
109 Aye 64 No
36 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
32 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 20 No
Benefits 84% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
51 Aye 23 No
Education 95% aligned 74 shared votes
49 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 20 No
Housing 97% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 14 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
67 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 132 shared votes
66 Aye 66 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
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 197 of 650
1,601
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,417 eligible divisions
898
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,059
54.8% of votes cast
703
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
45
2.3% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

26
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
257
+92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 650
Contributions
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 370 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
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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