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Joe Powell vs Dame Karen Bradley

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 Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 214 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 210 different votes 214 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 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
67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 478 of 649
425
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,354 eligible divisions
201
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
739
46.7 % of votes cast
224
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
842
53.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

77
+2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 649
Appearances
52
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 649
108
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Contributions
58
-74.0 vs Commons average
Rank 455 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 89 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 75 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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