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Dave Robertson vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Dave Robertson
Dave Robertson
Lab Lichfield
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Dave Robertson and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 379 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 0 different votes 379 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
45 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
45 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
45 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

86.8%
14% above average
Rank 63 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
512
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
276
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
236
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
4
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 649
Appearances
63
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
136
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 227 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

£212,620
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£212,620
6% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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