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Jas Athwal vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Jas Athwal
Jas Athwal
Lab Ilford South
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Jas Athwal and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 0 different votes 357 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
47 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
47 Aye 42 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
47 Aye 42 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 105 of 649
Participation
73.0 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
483
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
570 eligible divisions
236
48.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
52.2 % of votes cast
247
51.1 % of votes cast
No votes
199
47.8 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 649
Appearances
53
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649
67
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 649
Contributions
231
+96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£164,547
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£164,547
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10 % below average
4
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Energy
19 of 20 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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