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Joe Powell vs Jeff Smith

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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

386 same votes 0 different votes 386 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
36 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
36 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 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
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 650
422
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,873
2,349 eligible divisions
198
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,020
54.5 % of votes cast
224
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
853
45.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % 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
34
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
99
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Contributions
47
-78.8 vs Commons average
Rank 493 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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

Defence
33 of 33 votes
#1
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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