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Joe Powell vs Steve Witherden

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 Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Steve Witherden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 378 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 2 different votes 378 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
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
31 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
31 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Benefits 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
31 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
31 Aye 5 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

75.0%
3% above average
Rank 310 of 650
Participation
80.1%
8% above average
Rank 192 of 650
467
623 eligible divisions
Total votes
499
623 eligible divisions
220
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
256
51.3% of votes cast
247
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
243
48.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 650
Appearances
60
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
141
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Contributions
77
-86.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
6
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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