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Joy Morrissey vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Joy Morrissey
Joy Morrissey
Con Beaconsfield
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Joy Morrissey and Chris Ward voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 286 different votes 290 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
3 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
34 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

80.9%
9% above average
Rank 175 of 650
Participation
71.9%
1% below average
Rank 385 of 650
1,365
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
445
619 eligible divisions
674
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
52.1% of votes cast
691
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
213
47.9% of votes cast
3
0.2% 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

71
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Appearances
69
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
99
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
Contributions
222
+67.4 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,341,892
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£297,942
32% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Trade
54 of 56 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API