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Samantha Dixon vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Samantha Dixon and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

345 same votes 0 different votes 345 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
36 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
36 Aye 42 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
36 Aye 42 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
735
999 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
361
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
374
50.9% 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
3 years, 10 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
288
+142.3 vs Commons average
Rank 65 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

£667,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£311,379
38% above 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

Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Trade
20 of 23 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
83 of 97 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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