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James Murray vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

James Murray and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

299 same votes 0 different votes 299 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 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
45 Aye 42 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
45 Aye 42 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 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 348 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
647
53.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
570
46.8% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

97
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
Appearances
63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
757
+611.3 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 650
Contributions
242
+96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£293,355
30% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
48 of 54 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Migration
132 of 154 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Education
58 of 69 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 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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