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Mark Sewards vs Christian Wakeford

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 Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Christian Wakeford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

377 same votes 0 different votes 377 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
37 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
37 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
37 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

77.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 260 of 649
Participation
86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 77 of 649
439
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,407
1,636 eligible divisions
207
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
677
48.1 % of votes cast
232
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
730
51.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

146
+73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Appearances
1
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
158
+28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 649
Contributions
1
-128.7 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£335,718
48 % above average
8
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
69 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
61 of 65 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 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 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 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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