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Joe Powell vs Sir Iain Duncan 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
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Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 304 different votes 311 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 6 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
2 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 304 of 649
Participation
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
208
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
887
45.8% of votes cast
236
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

91
+9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 649
Appearances
96
+14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 649
120
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
Contributions
167
+24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 168 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5% below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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