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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 1,233 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 1,194 different votes 1,233 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
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
98 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 160 shared votes
64 Aye 96 No
Most different by topic
124 Aye 58 No
Tax 0% aligned 182 shared votes
58 Aye 124 No
21 Aye 77 No
Migration 0% aligned 98 shared votes
77 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
27 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

65.8 %
7 % below average
Rank 503 of 649
Participation
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
1,548
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,768
2,354 eligible divisions
872
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
833
47.1 % of votes cast
676
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
935
52.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

4
-71.1 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
Appearances
167
+91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
146
+12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
Contributions
186
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % 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
65 of 75 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 321 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
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