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Ms Julie Minns vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Ms Julie Minns
Ms Julie Minns
Lab Carlisle
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Ms Julie Minns and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 1 different votes 367 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
48 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
48 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
48 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

85.7 %
13 % above average
Rank 83 of 649
Participation
73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 649
487
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
568 eligible divisions
258
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
52.2 % of votes cast
229
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
199
47.8 % of votes cast
3
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

194
+118.9 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 649
Appearances
53
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 649
214
+80.7 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
Contributions
231
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£180,792
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£180,792
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10 % below average
5
2 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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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