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Lucy Powell vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 1,045 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 803 different votes 1,045 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
15 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 47% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 8 No
Benefits 43% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 22 No
Defence 41% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 54 No
Migration 38% aligned 68 shared votes
42 Aye 26 No
39 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 38% aligned 97 shared votes
65 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 3% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 10 No
Energy 7% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
101 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 161 shared votes
58 Aye 103 No
89 Aye 49 No
Tax 14% aligned 138 shared votes
59 Aye 79 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

6
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
96
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
67 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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