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Leigh Ingham vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Leigh Ingham
Leigh Ingham
Lab Stafford
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Leigh Ingham and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

287 same votes 0 different votes 287 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
34 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 491 of 649
Participation
73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 356 of 649
382
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
575 eligible divisions
191
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
52.0 % of votes cast
191
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
202
48.0 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

104
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 650
Contributions
230
+91.7 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£240,870
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£240,870
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10 % below average
4
3 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 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
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
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