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Mike Wood vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Mike Wood and Chris Ward voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 342 different votes 350 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
39 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
45 Aye 39 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
45 Aye 39 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

86.2%
14% above average
Rank 68 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
2,084
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
1,003
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
1,081
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

142
+47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650
205
+40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Contributions
236
+71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,040,385
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£275,907
22% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Migration
162 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
87 of 94 votes
#4
Transport
29 of 31 votes
Housing
61 of 67 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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