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Joe Powell vs Helen Whately

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 301 different votes 308 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 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
35 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 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
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
208
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
236
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

91
+9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 649
Appearances
43
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
120
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
Contributions
65
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API