Compare

Joe Powell vs Edward Argar

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 Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Edward Argar voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 329 different votes 334 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 6 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
36 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
30 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
5 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
30 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
5 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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
90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 19 of 650
422
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,120
2,349 eligible divisions
198
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
47.6 % of votes cast
224
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,110
52.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650
99
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Contributions
115
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 222 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
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
163 of 169 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API