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Lucy Powell vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Tim Farron voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,075 shared comparable votes.

860 same votes 215 different votes 1,075 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
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
97 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 153 shared votes
94 Aye 59 No
22 Aye 25 No
Trade 98% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 75 No
Migration 97% aligned 97 shared votes
23 Aye 74 No
19 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 16 No
Education 43% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 51% aligned 47 shared votes
10 Aye 37 No
82 Aye 36 No
Tax 59% aligned 118 shared votes
72 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 20 No
Defence 64% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 16 No
Housing 65% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 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
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.7 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
671
45.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

6
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
24
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
57 of 66 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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