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Greg Smith vs Joe Powell

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Joe Powell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 332 different votes 338 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
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
4 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
27 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
4 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
27 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 36 of 650
Participation
74.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 650
1,446
1,626 eligible divisions
Total votes
417
558 eligible divisions
705
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.0 % of votes cast
741
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
221
53.0 % of votes cast
21
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

189
+119.2 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Appearances
68
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
262
+138.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
Contributions
99
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5 % below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
3
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#3
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Migration
148 of 152 votes
#4
Work / Employment
33 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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