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Joe Powell vs Michelle Welsh

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 Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 0 different votes 352 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 649
432
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
575 eligible divisions
204
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.5 % of votes cast
228
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
230
48.5 % 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

81
+3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
Appearances
47
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
109
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649
Contributions
59
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 461 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
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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