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Joe Powell vs Alice Macdonald

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
Photograph of Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Alice Macdonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

377 same votes 0 different votes 377 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
12 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
12 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
27 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
12 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
27 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 304 of 649
Participation
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 99 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
590 eligible divisions
208
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
48.8% of votes cast
236
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
256
51.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
Appearances
30
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 649
123
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 649
Contributions
37
-108.9 vs Commons average
Rank 559 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
£186,253
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5% below average
Latest expenses
£186,253
18% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API