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Lucy Powell vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,242 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 1,202 different votes 1,242 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
5 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 14 No
Benefits 3% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 13 No
Energy 3% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
44 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 115 shared votes
72 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
124 Aye 58 No
Tax 0% aligned 182 shared votes
58 Aye 124 No
21 Aye 78 No
Migration 0% aligned 99 shared votes
78 Aye 21 No
37 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 49 shared votes
12 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
17 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 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
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
1,566
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
879
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
838
47.1% of votes cast
687
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
941
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

12
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
Appearances
169
+86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
105
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Contributions
189
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
188 of 211 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 322 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
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