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Lucy Powell vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,232 shared comparable votes.

1,218 same votes 14 different votes 1,232 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
99 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
99 Aye 50 No
53 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
53 Aye 59 No
24 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
24 Aye 66 No
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
96 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 156 shared votes
93 Aye 63 No
34 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 55 shared votes
35 Aye 20 No
99 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
99 Aye 50 No
53 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
53 Aye 59 No
24 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
24 Aye 66 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 499 of 650
Participation
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,596
2,405 eligible divisions
889
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
913
57.2% of votes cast
700
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
683
42.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

23
-65.4 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
206
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Contributions
400
+246.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
70 of 80 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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