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Liz Kendall vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Liz Kendall and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 226 shared comparable votes.

226 same votes 0 different votes 226 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
28 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

64.4%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
1,530
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
875
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
655
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
Appearances
64
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
483
+336.1 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Contributions
243
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£249,722
10% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
126 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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