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Mike Wood vs Joe Powell

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

Photograph of Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
vs
Photograph of Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

Mike Wood and Joe Powell voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 317 different votes 326 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
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 2% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

86.3 %
14 % above average
Rank 69 of 649
Participation
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 310 of 649
2,038
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
575 eligible divisions
979
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
47.2 % of votes cast
1,059
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
228
52.8 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

106
+27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Appearances
82
+3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 649
139
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 649
Contributions
110
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,040,385
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£275,907
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
162 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Trade
84 of 91 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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