Portrait of Joe Powell

Joe Powell

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Kensington and Bayswater · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: joe.powell.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Constituency office

Tel: 020 3951 3033

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
75.3%
475 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
27 meetings attended
Debate contributions
236
in the 7 year window
Written questions
27
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Joe Powell is the Labour MP for Kensington and Bayswater, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Kensington and Bayswater4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
75.3%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
475

joint 292nd of 650 current MPs (6 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Joe Powell voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 91.8%91.8%2025: 73.3%73.3%2026: 72.9%72.9%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236172 72.9%
2025322236 73.3%
20247367 91.8%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631475 75.3%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
236
Written questions
27
Oral questions
40
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
27

joint 570th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Joe Powell: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 111120242025: 5520252026: 11112026
Oral questions per year
Joe Powell: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 6620242025: 181820252026: 16162026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 72 44 11 16 0 0 0
2025 121 68 5 18 0 0 0
2024 43 32 11 6 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
236
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
144
distinct debates

joint 414th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Joe Powell: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 434320242025: 12112120252026: 72722026
Debates participated in per year
Joe Powell: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 323220242025: 686820252026: 44442026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Kensington and Bayswater
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Constituency: Kensington and Bayswater

Kensington and Bayswater constituency boundary
Area
11.7 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 2,903
Electorate
77,306 · turnout 54.2%
Postcode areas
SW10, SW1X, SW3, SW5, SW7, W10, W11, W14, W2, W8, W9

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.