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Joe Powell
MP for Kensington and Bayswater
Labour (Co-op)
About This MP
AI-generatedJoe Powell is a Labour and Co-operative MP for Kensington and Bayswater, elected in 2024. He has served on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (from October 2024 to October 2025) and on the Public Office Accountability Bill committee (from November to December 2025), reflecting involvement in housing policy and accountability issues.
Voting Patterns
Powell has 100% party loyalty but a low parliamentary attendance of 13% (compared with a party average of 33%). He sits on the left of the political spectrum. In voting, he has strongly supported trade union powers and workers’ rights protections, generally supported VAT changes, and voted against stricter prison sentencing and against renter protections. His positions on transgender rights and climate change measures are mixed, and he has generally opposed expanding mental health services.
Notable Positions
- Strong support for trade union powers and workers’ rights protections
- Generally supports changes to VAT
- Generally votes against prison sentencing
- Generally votes against renter protections
- Mixed views on transgender rights and climate change measures
Financial Interests
He has six declared financial interests, including donations and other support for activities as an MP (three entries), gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (one entry), land and property (within or outside the UK) (one entry), and miscellaneous interests (one entry).
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
13%
Attendance
0
Rebel Votes
—
Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Left(29)
Based on 105 votesCareer & Roles
2 positions
Previous
Committee
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
Nov 2025 - Dec 2025
Committee
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Oct 2024 - Oct 2025
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
44 votes
Trade union powers
Generally forhas generally voted for trade union powers
34 votes
Workers rights protections
Generally forhas generally voted for workers rights protections
34 votes
VAT changes
Generally againsthas generally voted against vat changes
24 votes
Prison sentencing
Generally againsthas generally voted against prison sentencing
17 votes
Bus services regulation
Generally againsthas generally voted against bus services regulation
15 votes
Renter protections
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against renter protections
13 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
13 votes
Financial Interests
6 declarations · £62,641 total
Recent Votes
ABSENT
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
ABSENT
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
ABSENT
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye