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Chris Philp vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Chris Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Chris Philp and Chris Ward voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 252 different votes 258 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
33 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 131 of 650
Participation
73.1 %
same as average
Rank 357 of 650
1,963
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
565 eligible divisions
949
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
214
51.8 % of votes cast
1,014
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
199
48.2 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % 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

49
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Appearances
51
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
75
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
Contributions
221
+92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£215,599
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10 % below average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
159 of 169 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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