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Lucy Powell vs Torsten Bell

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 Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

299 same votes 0 different votes 299 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
31 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
1,566
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
879
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
687
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

17
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
Appearances
66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
147
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
Contributions
188
+42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 149 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
67 of 77 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API