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Martin Vickers vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Martin Vickers
Martin Vickers
Con Brigg and Immingham
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Martin Vickers and Chris Ward voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 308 different votes 316 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
34 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
40 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
40 Aye 34 No
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 92 of 649
Participation
73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 356 of 649
2,013
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
575 eligible divisions
957
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
52.0 % of votes cast
1,056
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
202
48.0 % of votes cast
26
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

144
+65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 649
Appearances
52
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
143
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
Contributions
230
+91.4 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,256,309
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£210,269
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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
205 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Migration
160 of 171 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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