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Alex Mayer vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 379 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 0 different votes 379 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
47 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
47 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
47 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

95.4 %
22 % above average
Rank 1 of 648
Participation
73.0 %
same as average
Rank 368 of 648
502
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
384
526 eligible divisions
259
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
203
52.9 % of votes cast
243
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
181
47.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 648
Appearances
40
-20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 648
49
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 648
Contributions
178
+69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£197,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£197,450
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Education
49 of 49 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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