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Chris Ward vs Dr Neil Hudson

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

Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
vs
Photograph of Dr Neil Hudson
Dr Neil Hudson
Con Epping Forest

Voting alignment

Chris Ward and Dr Neil Hudson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 324 different votes 331 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
44 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
39 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
39 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 356 of 649
Participation
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 103 of 649
421
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,393
1,643 eligible divisions
219
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
691
49.6 % of votes cast
202
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
702
50.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
Appearances
79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 650
230
+91.7 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
Contributions
92
-46.3 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£203,111
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,070,160
all imported IPSA years
£203,111
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£223,469
1 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
163 of 174 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Trade
49 of 53 votes
Transport
27 of 29 votes
#5
Migration
142 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
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