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Alison Hume vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Alison Hume
Alison Hume
Lab Scarborough and Whitby
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Alison Hume and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 4 different votes 355 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
40 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
40 Aye 41 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 78% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
40 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
40 Aye 41 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

77.7%
5% above average
Rank 251 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
490
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
229
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
261
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
4
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
127
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Contributions
236
+71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£231,319
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£231,319
2% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
3
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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