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Ruth Cadbury vs Joe Powell

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Joe Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 0 different votes 342 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
36 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
22 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
22 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 310 of 649
1,770
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
575 eligible divisions
986
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
47.2 % of votes cast
784
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
228
52.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % 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

68
-10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
Appearances
82
+3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 649
77
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 398 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

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
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
59 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Education
78 of 96 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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