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Chris Ward vs Joy Morrissey

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 Joy Morrissey
Joy Morrissey
Con Beaconsfield

Voting alignment

Chris Ward and Joy Morrissey voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 269 different votes 273 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
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
39 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
34 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
34 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
Participation
80.9%
8% above average
Rank 183 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,341
1,658 eligible divisions
222
52.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
661
49.3% of votes cast
204
47.9% of votes cast
No votes
680
50.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

63
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
Appearances
70
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 649
242
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
Contributions
99
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£203,111
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,341,892
all imported IPSA years
£203,111
10% below average
Latest expenses
£297,942
32% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Trade
51 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Transport
27 of 29 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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 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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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