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Joe Powell vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater
vs
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Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

345 same votes 0 different votes 345 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
22 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
22 Aye 38 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
27 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
22 Aye 38 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
27 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 310 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 649
432
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
575 eligible divisions
204
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
209
47.8 % of votes cast
228
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
228
52.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

82
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649
Appearances
74
-4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
110
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649
Contributions
125
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£214,410
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 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 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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