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Chris Elmore vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

318 same votes 0 different votes 318 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
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

77.9%
5% above average
Rank 247 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
1,812
2,325 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
995
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
817
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
10 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
239
+93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
Contributions
242
+96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Housing
58 of 62 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 55 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
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
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 Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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