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Joe Powell vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

297 same votes 0 different votes 297 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
21 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
21 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
21 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
208
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
947
54.2% of votes cast
236
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
800
45.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
Appearances
49
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
123
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Contributions
60
-85.7 vs Commons average
Rank 475 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
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