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Chris Ward vs Jack Abbott

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 Jack Abbott
Jack Abbott
Lab Ipswich

Voting alignment

Chris Ward and Jack Abbott voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

388 same votes 1 different votes 389 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
46 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
46 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
46 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 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
91.3 %
19 % above average
Rank 13 of 649
421
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
525
575 eligible divisions
219
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.1 % of votes cast
202
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
262
49.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
Appearances
21
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
230
+91.7 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 574 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
£181,106
all imported IPSA years
£203,111
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£181,106
20 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
27 of 29 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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