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Jesse Norman vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Jesse Norman and Chris Ward voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 287 different votes 294 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
13 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 12 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 5% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
35 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
6 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
28 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
6 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
28 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

72.1%
1% below average
Rank 377 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
1,713
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
791
46.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
922
53.8% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649
101
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 649
Contributions
240
+96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£134,182
41% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
8
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

Trade
87 of 91 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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