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Mark Sewards vs Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

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 Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Lab Cardiff West

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Mr Alex Barros-Curtis voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

395 same votes 0 different votes 395 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
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
5% above average
Rank 243 of 649
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 126 of 649
460
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
590 eligible divisions
214
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.2% of votes cast
246
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
240
48.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

164
+81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 649
Appearances
65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
175
+31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 649
Contributions
77
-66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 412 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
£117,527
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£117,527
48% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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