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Chris Elmore vs Joe Powell

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Joe Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 0 different votes 346 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
32 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
25 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
25 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
Participation
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 310 of 649
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
575 eligible divisions
995
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
47.2 % of votes cast
815
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
228
52.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
10 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 649
Appearances
82
+3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 649
226
+86.8 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
Contributions
110
-29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
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

Housing
58 of 61 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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