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Lucy Rigby vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Lucy Rigby
Lucy Rigby
Lab Northampton North
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Lucy Rigby and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

252 same votes 0 different votes 252 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
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

58.1%
14% below average
Rank 585 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
343
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
168
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
175
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
Appearances
64
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
223
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 118 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

£163,015
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£163,015
28% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
3
2 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

Transport
23 of 29 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Tax
78 of 112 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
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
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