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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 349 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 0 different votes 349 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

77.6 %
5 % above average
Rank 257 of 649
Participation
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 310 of 649
446
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
575 eligible divisions
210
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
47.2 % of votes cast
236
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
228
52.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

151
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 649
Appearances
81
+3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
163
+25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 649
Contributions
109
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 280 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
8
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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