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Mr Calvin Bailey vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Mr Calvin Bailey
Mr Calvin Bailey
Lab Leyton and Wanstead
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Mr Calvin Bailey and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

287 same votes 0 different votes 287 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
27 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

63.2%
9% below average
Rank 538 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
373
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
194
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
179
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Appearances
63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
218
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Contributions
242
+96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,701
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£186,701
17% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
38 of 50 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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