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Joe Powell vs Dave Robertson

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 Dave Robertson
Dave Robertson
Lab Lichfield

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Dave Robertson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 411 shared comparable votes.

407 same votes 4 different votes 411 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
36 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 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 313 of 650
Participation
87.1%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
464
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
540
620 eligible divisions
217
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
288
53.3% of votes cast
247
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
252
46.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
Appearances
130
+37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
141
-21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Contributions
167
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 203 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
£212,620
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5% below average
Latest expenses
£212,620
6% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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