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Nigel Huddleston vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Nigel Huddleston
Nigel Huddleston
Con Droitwich and Evesham
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Nigel Huddleston and Chris Ward voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 314 different votes 321 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
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
31 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
7 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
7 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

87.1 %
14 % above average
Rank 61 of 650
Participation
72.9 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 650
2,042
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
407
558 eligible divisions
980
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
51.8 % of votes cast
1,062
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
196
48.2 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

30
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
Appearances
45
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
36
-87.8 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 650
Contributions
199
+75.2 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,007,696
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£275,510
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10 % below average
14
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

Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
159 of 169 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Trade
83 of 89 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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