Voting Record — Lucy Powell MP, Manchester Central (25165)

Lucy Powell is currently Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
13 Dec 2019	still in office	Lab	0 votes out of 551, 0.0%	551 votes out of 887, 62.1%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	0 votes out of 343, 0.0%	343 votes out of 463, 74.1%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	2 votes out of 293, 0.7%	293 votes out of 467, 62.7%	0 times
16 Nov 2012	30 Mar 2015	Lab	0 votes out of 314, 0.0%	314 votes out of 593, 53.0%	0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Lucy Powell	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
29 Nov 2021	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,
29 Nov 2021	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Housing,
19 Sep 2021	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Housing,
19 Sep 2021	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Housing,
9 May 2021	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Housing,
9 May 2021	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy),
11 May 2020	Stopped being Member, Education Committee
10 Apr 2020	Became Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy),
2 Mar 2020	Became Member, Education Committee
House	Date	Subject	Lucy Powell	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Education Committee
11 Sep 2017	Became Member, Education Committee
House	Date	Subject	Lucy Powell	Lab Vote	Rôle
26 Jun 2016	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Education,
Commons	2 Dec 2015	UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria	Majority	no	Rebel
14 Sep 2015	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Education,
14 Sep 2015	Stopped being Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office,
Commons	11 Sep 2015	Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Sep 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — Clause 1 — Separation of Referendum on the UK's Membership of the EU from Other Elections	both	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Lucy Powell	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
5 Nov 2014	Became Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office,
5 Nov 2014	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Education),
4 Nov 2013	Stopped being Member, Transport Committee
7 Oct 2013	Became Shadow Minister (Education),
26 Nov 2012	Became Member, Transport Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
7%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Academy Schools - for
90%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
100%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
32%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
96%	Apprenticeships
100%	Assisted Dying
14%	Asylum System - More strict
34%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
77%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
50%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
32%	Closed Material Proceedure
41%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
50%	Cull Badgers
50%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
20%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
77%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
0%	Employee Shareholder Status
52%	Employment rights
15%	Encourage and incentivise saving
70%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
17%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
74%	European Union Integration - For
13%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
3%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
50%	Fixed Term Parliaments
65%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
100%	Fully Elected House of Lords
78%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
71%	Further devolution to Scotland
74%	Further devolution to Wales
81%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
86%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
29%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
63%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
92%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
78%	HS2 - In Favour
87%	Human Rights and Equality
67%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
63%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
83%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
37%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
35%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
38%	Increase VAT
75%	Inheritance Tax
0%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
75%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
64%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
20%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
54%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
75%	Mansion Tax
71%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
53%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Member trustees on pension boards
50%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
83%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
77%	Minimum Wage
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
75%	More funds for social care
81%	More powers for local councils
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
50%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50%	Nuclear power - For
79%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
10%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
69%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
23%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100%	Public Ownership of Railways
98%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
1%	Reduce capital gains tax
18%	Reduce central funding for local government
14%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
17%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
28%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
25%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
61%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
38%	Register of Lobbyists
72%	Regulate letting agent fees
38%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
100%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
88%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
18%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
26%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
23%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
75%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
25%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
69%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100%	Right to strike
80%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
92%	Same Sex Marriage - for
23%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Smoking ban - In favour
75%	State control of bus services
75%	Stop climate change
69%	Support current and former armed service members
28%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
7%	Termination of pregnancy - against
11%	Tougher on illegal immigration
0%	Trade Unions - Restrict
70%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	University Tuition Fees - For
79%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
83%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
86%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
67%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Lucy Powell MP, Manchester Central (25165)

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