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Marsha De Cordova vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Marsha De Cordova
Marsha De Cordova
Lab Battersea
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Marsha De Cordova and Chris Ward voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 176 shared comparable votes.

170 same votes 6 different votes 176 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
11 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 90% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

60.4%
12% below average
Rank 567 of 650
Participation
72.6%
same as average
Rank 364 of 650
1,309
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
636 eligible divisions
710
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
52.8% of votes cast
599
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
218
47.2% of votes cast
17
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

106
+9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Appearances
82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
188
+18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
Contributions
237
+67.8 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,680,513
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£260,847
15% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
155 of 189 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Migration
125 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 52 votes
#3
Benefits
31 of 32 votes
Trade
65 of 90 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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