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Joe Powell vs Jas Athwal

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 Jas Athwal
Jas Athwal
Lab Ilford South

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Jas Athwal voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

375 same votes 1 different votes 376 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
37 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
37 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
37 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 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 317 of 649
Participation
84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 106 of 649
425
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
481
568 eligible divisions
201
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
48.9 % of votes cast
224
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
246
51.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649
Appearances
57
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
112
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
Contributions
70
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 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
£164,547
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£164,547
27 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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