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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 366 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 0 different votes 366 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
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 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
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 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

86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 77 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 317 of 649
1,407
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
425
568 eligible divisions
677
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
201
47.3 % of votes cast
730
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
224
52.7 % of votes cast
9
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1
-74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
Appearances
79
+3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 649
1
-132.3 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 649
Contributions
110
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 263 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
10 of 10 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 65 votes
#3
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 29 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 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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