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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 82% of the time, based on 1,108 shared comparable votes.

908 same votes 200 different votes 1,108 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
13 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 68 No
Migration 98% aligned 86 shared votes
20 Aye 66 No
35 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 27 No
Trade 96% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 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
25 Aye 17 No
Defence 67% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 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

65.8 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 648
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
1,522
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
860
56.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
662
43.5 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

10
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
435
+327.1 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 648
Contributions
157
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 648

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
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 62 votes
Education
81 of 95 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
52 of 59 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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