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Joe Powell vs Steve Yemm

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 Yemm
Steve Yemm
Lab Mansfield

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Steve Yemm voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 421 shared comparable votes.

421 same votes 0 different votes 421 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
38 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
38 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
38 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 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
93.4%
21% above average
Rank 6 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
551
590 eligible divisions
208
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
281
51.0% of votes cast
236
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
270
49.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
Appearances
83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 649
120
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
Contributions
104
-39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£179,690
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5% below average
Latest expenses
£179,690
21% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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