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Mike Reader vs Chris Ward

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


Voting alignment

Mike Reader and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 4 different votes 358 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
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
29 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
29 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

74.0%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
467
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
243
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
224
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
13
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
118
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Contributions
236
+71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£208,618
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£208,618
8% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Tax
99 of 121 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API