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Joe Powell vs Michael Payne

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 Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 0 different votes 338 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
38 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
29 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
29 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 310 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
432
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
575 eligible divisions
204
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0 % of votes cast
228
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
+3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 649
Appearances
24
-54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 649
110
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649
Contributions
26
-112.6 vs Commons average
Rank 582 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
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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