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Mr James Frith vs Chris Ward

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


Voting alignment

Mr James Frith and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 4 different votes 359 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
46 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 294 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
477
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
235
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
242
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
11
2.3% 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

49
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
105
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 372 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

£817,882
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£210,945
7% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
4
3 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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API