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Lucy Powell vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,124 shared comparable votes.

916 same votes 208 different votes 1,124 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
86 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
86 Aye 62 No
16 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 69 No
Migration 97% aligned 88 shared votes
20 Aye 68 No
35 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 9 No
Education 38% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 42 shared votes
10 Aye 32 No
92 Aye 37 No
Tax 59% aligned 129 shared votes
81 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 20 No
Defence 65% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 73% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

6
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
60 of 63 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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