Compare

Chris Ward vs Yuan Yang

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 Yuan Yang
Yuan Yang
Lab Earley and Woodley

Voting alignment

Chris Ward and Yuan Yang voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 383 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 2 different votes 383 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
41 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
41 Aye 41 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
41 Aye 41 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
same as average
Rank 385 of 650
Participation
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
446
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
620 eligible divisions
233
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
47.1% of votes cast
213
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
270
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Appearances
33
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 650
231
+69.0 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Contributions
43
-119.0 vs Commons average
Rank 552 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
£213,042
all imported IPSA years
£203,111
10% below average
Latest expenses
£213,042
6% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
11
6 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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Transport
30 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
28 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API