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Lucy Powell vs Steve Yemm

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 Steve Yemm
Steve Yemm
Lab Mansfield

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Steve Yemm voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 0 different votes 368 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
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 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
94.0 %
21 % above average
Rank 4 of 649
1,548
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
534
568 eligible divisions
872
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
275
51.5 % of votes cast
676
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
259
48.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

4
-71.1 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
Appearances
73
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 649
146
+12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
Contributions
84
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 364 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
£179,495
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,495
21 % below average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
65 of 75 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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