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Damian Hinds vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Damian Hinds
Damian Hinds
Con East Hampshire
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Damian Hinds and Chris Ward voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 322 different votes 330 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 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
38 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
47 Aye 38 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
47 Aye 38 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

86.6 %
14 % above average
Rank 68 of 650
Participation
72.9 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 650
2,029
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
407
558 eligible divisions
975
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
51.8 % of votes cast
1,054
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
196
48.2 % of votes cast
5
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Appearances
45
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
95
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Contributions
199
+75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,055,176
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£219,626
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10 % below average
1
1 registered category
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
208 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Migration
160 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Trade
82 of 89 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
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: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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