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Andrew Western vs Joe Powell

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Joe Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 0 different votes 343 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 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 304 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
46.8% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
236
53.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
Appearances
93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
298
+152.3 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
Contributions
123
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5% below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 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

Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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