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Christian Wakeford vs David Reed

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and David Reed voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 276 different votes 282 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 5 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 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

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 649
Participation
62.1 %
11 % below average
Rank 555 of 649
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
357
575 eligible divisions
680
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
50.7 % of votes cast
734
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
176
49.3 % of votes cast
9
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 650
Appearances
107
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
1
-137.3 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 650
Contributions
166
+27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
15
4 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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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