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Dr Rupa Huq vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Dr Rupa Huq and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 4 different votes 362 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
27 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
27 Aye 43 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
27 Aye 43 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

73.5%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
1,777
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
971
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
806
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
15
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
74
-90.5 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
Contributions
236
+71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£234,745
4% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API