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Ben Coleman vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

315 same votes 4 different votes 319 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
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

67.4%
5% below average
Rank 470 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
425
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
229
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
196
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
13
3.1% 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

49
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
84
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
Contributions
236
+71.4 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
1
1 registered category
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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Transport
26 of 32 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: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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