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Joe Powell vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

284 same votes 0 different votes 284 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
20 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 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
63.1%
10% below average
Rank 540 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
372
590 eligible divisions
208
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
174
46.8% of votes cast
236
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
198
53.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
Appearances
65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
123
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Contributions
547
+401.3 vs Commons average
Rank 15 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5% below average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 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
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 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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