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Carolyn Harris vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Carolyn Harris and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 0 different votes 350 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 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 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
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 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
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 300 of 649
Participation
73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 356 of 649
1,783
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
575 eligible divisions
1,024
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
52.0 % of votes cast
759
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
202
48.0 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Appearances
52
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 649
29
-108.6 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 649
Contributions
230
+92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£305,970
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
83 of 96 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 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 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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