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Priti Patel vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Chris Ward voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 253 different votes 257 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
8 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
35 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
1 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
1 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 559 of 650
Participation
73.1 %
same as average
Rank 357 of 650
1,453
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
565 eligible divisions
660
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
214
51.8 % of votes cast
793
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
199
48.2 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Appearances
51
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
86
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
Contributions
221
+92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10 % below average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
12
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
189 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
68 of 89 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Tax
217 of 321 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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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