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Joe Powell vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Alistair Strathern 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
38 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
38 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
38 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 317 of 649
Participation
79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 216 of 649
425
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
584
737 eligible divisions
201
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
302
51.7 % of votes cast
224
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
282
48.3 % 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, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

76
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649
Appearances
62
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
108
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
Contributions
71
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 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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