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Anneliese Dodds vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Anneliese Dodds
Anneliese Dodds
Lab Oxford East
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Anneliese Dodds and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 4 different votes 358 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
43 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
43 Aye 25 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
43 Aye 25 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 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

78.1%
6% above average
Rank 243 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
1,688
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
937
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
751
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
11
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

106
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
121
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 331 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

£1,671,061
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£261,480
16% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
7
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

Education
72 of 76 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 198 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 189 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 47 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API