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Christian Wakeford vs Joe Powell

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Joe Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 385 shared comparable votes.

385 same votes 0 different votes 385 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
25 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

86.2%
14% above average
Rank 73 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 304 of 649
1,429
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
684
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
46.8% of votes cast
745
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
236
53.2% of votes cast
9
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
Appearances
91
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
1
-142.5 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 649
Contributions
120
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48% above average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5% below average
0
0 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 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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