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Lucy Powell vs Valerie Vaz

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,401 shared comparable votes.

1,394 same votes 7 different votes 1,401 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
127 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 191 shared votes
127 Aye 64 No
109 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
109 Aye 63 No
59 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
59 Aye 69 No
26 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
26 Aye 86 No
57 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 79 shared votes
57 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
127 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 191 shared votes
127 Aye 64 No
109 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
109 Aye 63 No
59 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
59 Aye 69 No
26 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
26 Aye 86 No
57 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 79 shared votes
57 Aye 22 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 270 of 650
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,405 eligible divisions
889
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.2% of votes cast
700
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
808
43.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

24
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Appearances
31
-57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
223
+68.4 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
14
-140.6 vs Commons average
Rank 619 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
91 of 96 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API