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Ed Miliband vs Joe Powell

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Joe Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 140 shared comparable votes.

140 same votes 0 different votes 140 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
14 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

54.8%
18% below average
Rank 608 of 650
Participation
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 300 of 650
1,307
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
601 eligible divisions
724
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
47.1% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
240
52.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Appearances
96
+10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
637
+487.9 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Contributions
126
-23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2% below average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
Energy
45 of 70 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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