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Mark Sewards vs Joe Powell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Joe Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 0 different votes 361 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
37 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
14 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
14 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
5% above average
Rank 243 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 304 of 649
460
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
214
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
46.8% of votes cast
246
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
236
53.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

165
+81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Appearances
93
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
176
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Contributions
123
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Work / Employment
35 of 39 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
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
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