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Dame Caroline Dinenage vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Con Gosport
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Dame Caroline Dinenage and Chris Ward voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 252 different votes 261 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
17 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
38 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
1,841
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
900
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
941
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
15
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
Appearances
63
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
98
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649
Contributions
242
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£285,728
26% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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