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Chris Ward vs George Freeman

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 George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk

Voting alignment

Chris Ward and George Freeman voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 239 different votes 242 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
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
43 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
28 Aye 43 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
28 Aye 43 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 344 of 649
421
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,734
2,361 eligible divisions
219
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
845
48.7 % of votes cast
202
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
889
51.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
27
1.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
Appearances
11
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 650
230
+91.7 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
Contributions
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 598 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
£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
£203,111
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£287,402
27 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
0
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
185 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Migration
148 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Transport
27 of 29 votes
#5
Energy
54 of 70 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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API