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Sarah Bool vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Chris Ward voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 333 different votes 339 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
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
38 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
53 Aye 38 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
53 Aye 38 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 396 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
449
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
191
42.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
258
57.5% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

113
+18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
132
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Contributions
236
+71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
8
2 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

Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Tax
105 of 121 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 66 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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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