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Louise Haigh vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Louise Haigh
Louise Haigh
Lab Sheffield Heeley
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Louise Haigh and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

263 same votes 0 different votes 263 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 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

65.0%
8% below average
Rank 519 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
1,545
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
887
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
658
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

17
-67.8 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
Appearances
64
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
230
+82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
Contributions
243
+95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,002,785
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£226,069
same as average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
6
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

Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
161 of 211 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Transport
70 of 95 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 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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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