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Joe Powell vs Tom Hayes

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 Tom Hayes
Tom Hayes
Lab Bournemouth East

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Tom Hayes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 379 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 0 different votes 379 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
35 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
35 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
35 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 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
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
208
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
49.0% of votes cast
236
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
248
51.0% 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

93
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
Appearances
157
+73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
123
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 649
Contributions
210
+64.1 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£222,072
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5% below average
Latest expenses
£222,072
2% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
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
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