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Chris Bryant vs Ed Miliband

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Ed Miliband voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,097 shared comparable votes.

1,092 same votes 5 different votes 1,097 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
88 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
88 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
19 Aye 79 No
36 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 83 shared votes
36 Aye 47 No
26 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
102 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 163 shared votes
104 Aye 59 No
88 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
88 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
19 Aye 79 No
36 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 83 shared votes
36 Aye 47 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
7% below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
55.0%
18% below average
Rank 607 of 649
1,567
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,307
2,376 eligible divisions
891
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
724
55.4% of votes cast
676
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
583
44.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

82
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
Appearances
54
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
434
+291.7 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
Contributions
633
+490.7 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£221,136
2% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
129 of 171 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
60 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Amendment (a) to motion on the Independent Expert Panel recommendations for sanctions and the Recall of MPs Act 19 Oct 2021
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No rebel
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
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
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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