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Joe Powell vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 243 different votes 248 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
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 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
72.6 %
same as average
Rank 368 of 649
425
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,708
2,354 eligible divisions
201
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
782
45.8 % of votes cast
224
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
926
54.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

76
+2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
Appearances
115
+41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 649
108
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
Contributions
130
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API