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Chris Elmore vs David Reed

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

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Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
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David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and David Reed voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 246 different votes 254 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
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
38 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
22 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
22 Aye 38 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 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
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
1,812
2,325 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
995
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
51.1% of votes cast
817
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
180
48.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
10 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
Appearances
120
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
239
+93.1 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Contributions
179
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52% above average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 55 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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