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Chris Ward vs Nigel Huddleston

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
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Photograph of Nigel Huddleston
Nigel Huddleston
Con Droitwich and Evesham

Voting alignment

Chris Ward and Nigel Huddleston voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 329 different votes 336 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 16 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
33 Aye 45 No
28 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
33 Aye 45 No
28 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 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
87.0%
14% above average
Rank 60 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,067
2,376 eligible divisions
222
52.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
993
48.0% of votes cast
204
47.9% of votes cast
No votes
1,074
52.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

63
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
Appearances
47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 649
242
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
Contributions
53
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 497 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
£2,007,696
all imported IPSA years
£203,111
10% below average
Latest expenses
£275,510
22% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
23
6 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
208 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
Transport
27 of 29 votes
#5
Trade
85 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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 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
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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