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Jessica Morden vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Jessica Morden
Jessica Morden
Lab Newport East
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Jessica Morden and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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
48 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
48 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
48 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 241 of 649
Participation
73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 356 of 649
1,845
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
575 eligible divisions
1,027
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
52.0 % of votes cast
818
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
202
48.0 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 649
Appearances
52
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 649
57
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 649
Contributions
230
+92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,752,356
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£297,501
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10 % below average
4
1 registered category
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
68 of 71 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
154 of 171 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 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
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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