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Chris Ward vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

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

389 same votes 0 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
48 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
48 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
48 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 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
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 151 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,103
1,340 eligible divisions
222
52.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
571
51.8% of votes cast
204
47.9% of votes cast
No votes
532
48.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
5 years, 3 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

63
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
Appearances
9
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
242
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
Contributions
18
-127.9 vs Commons average
Rank 611 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£203,111
10% below average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Education
63 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Transport
27 of 29 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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