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Jake Richards vs David Chadwick

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

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Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley
vs
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David Chadwick
LD Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and David Chadwick voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 217 different votes 268 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 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 33% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 3% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
37 Aye 19 No
Tax 5% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 6% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 378 of 649
Participation
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 463 of 649
414
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
391
575 eligible divisions
217
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
52.9 % of votes cast
197
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
184
47.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Appearances
95
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
Contributions
131
-7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,068
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£178,068
21 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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