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Dame Meg Hillier vs Chris Ward

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


Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 4 different votes 348 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
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
1,775
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
994
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
781
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

157
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
278
+113.4 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Contributions
236
+71.4 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
9
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
190 of 212 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API