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Mark Sewards vs Chris Bloore

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Chris Bloore voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

359 same votes 2 different votes 361 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
30 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 91% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
30 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 650
Participation
71.9%
same as average
Rank 383 of 650
489
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
631 eligible divisions
233
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
48.5% of votes cast
256
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

199
+104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 650
Appearances
112
+17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
210
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
Contributions
127
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£167,691
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£167,691
26% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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