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Mary Creagh vs Lucy Powell

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

Photograph of Mary Creagh
Mary Creagh
Lab Coventry East
vs
Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Mary Creagh and Lucy Powell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 703 shared comparable votes.

691 same votes 12 different votes 703 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
73 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
73 Aye 50 No
21 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 14 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
82 Aye 43 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 125 shared votes
85 Aye 40 No
73 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
73 Aye 50 No
21 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 650
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 650
405
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,417 eligible divisions
213
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
56.1% of votes cast
192
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
703
43.9% of votes cast
14
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Appearances
26
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
252
+87.4 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 650
Contributions
257
+92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,742,497
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£173,551
23% below average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Housing
29 of 32 votes
#1
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 42 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Tax
86 of 121 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API