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Dame Karen Bradley vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Dame Karen Bradley and Chris Ward voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 198 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 194 different votes 198 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
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 478 of 649
Participation
73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 649
1,581
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
568 eligible divisions
739
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
52.2 % of votes cast
842
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
199
47.8 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
Appearances
53
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 649
59
-74.4 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
Contributions
231
+97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£283,093
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10 % below average
12
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
11
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
188 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
72 of 89 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 75 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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