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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Lucy Powell

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

Photograph of Ms Marie Rimmer
Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
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Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Lucy Powell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,369 shared comparable votes.

1,344 same votes 25 different votes 1,369 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
122 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
122 Aye 51 No
108 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
108 Aye 63 No
23 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
23 Aye 77 No
49 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 70 shared votes
49 Aye 21 No
33 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 20 No
Benefits 87% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 12 No
Energy 97% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 20 No
Housing 97% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
47 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 113 shared votes
47 Aye 66 No
32 Aye 35 No
Trade 99% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

69.8%
3% below average
Rank 426 of 650
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 650
1,687
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,417 eligible divisions
900
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
56.1% of votes cast
787
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
703
43.9% of votes cast
32
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

8
-86.5 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650
Appearances
26
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
10
-154.6 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14% above average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
0
0 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#1
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Education
77 of 96 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
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. 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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