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Chris Ward vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Chris Ward and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 174 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 172 different votes 174 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
5 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 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 650
Participation
66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 500 of 650
413
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,557
2,350 eligible divisions
214
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
730
46.9 % of votes cast
199
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
827
53.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

45
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650
Appearances
6
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
199
+73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 650
Contributions
11
-115.0 vs Commons average
Rank 619 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£203,111
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Trade
72 of 89 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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