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Maureen Burke vs Lucy Powell

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

Photograph of Maureen Burke
Maureen Burke
Lab Glasgow North East
vs
Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Maureen Burke and Lucy Powell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

286 same votes 2 different votes 288 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
30 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 85% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
30 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

60.1%
12% below average
Rank 572 of 650
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 650
379
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,417 eligible divisions
164
43.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
56.1% of votes cast
215
56.7% of votes cast
No votes
703
43.9% of votes cast
3
0.8% 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

27
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
26
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
33
-131.6 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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

£166,388
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£166,388
26% below average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Transport
25 of 32 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 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
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