Compare

Lucy Powell vs Sarah Russell

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 Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Sarah Russell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 0 different votes 326 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
36 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 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
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 649
1,566
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
879
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
247
50.8% of votes cast
687
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
239
49.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

17
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
Appearances
97
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
147
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
Contributions
145
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 216 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
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Education
49 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API