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Joe Powell vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 284 different votes 291 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
7 Aye 4 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
33 Aye 27 No
Tax 3% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 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
78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 234 of 650
422
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
443
563 eligible divisions
198
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
44.7 % of votes cast
224
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
245
55.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Appearances
84
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
99
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Contributions
128
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 198 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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

Defence
33 of 33 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 33 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
Motion to sit in private 6 Dec 2024
Tax
No
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