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Gareth Snell vs Joe Powell

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

Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
Photograph of Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Joe Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 0 different votes 370 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
34 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 69 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 317 of 649
491
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
425
568 eligible divisions
245
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
201
47.3 % of votes cast
246
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
224
52.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

144
+68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
Appearances
79
+3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 649
240
+106.6 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 649
Contributions
110
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
4
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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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