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Lucy Powell vs Sarah Coombes

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 Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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
39 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 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
81.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 179 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
575 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
50.3 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
232
49.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

6
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649
Appearances
71
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 649
147
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Contributions
90
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 352 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27 % below average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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