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Joe Powell vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 294 different votes 300 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
8 Aye 5 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
30 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 650
Participation
71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 386 of 650
422
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
405
563 eligible divisions
198
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
184
45.4 % of votes cast
224
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
221
54.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
Appearances
67
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
99
-27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Contributions
90
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£214,410
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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

Defence
33 of 33 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#3
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 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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