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Sarah Pochin vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Chris Ward voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 151 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 142 different votes 151 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 6 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 1 No
Transport 8% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
13 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

57.0 %
16 % below average
Rank 596 of 650
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 356 of 650
215
377 eligible divisions
Total votes
412
563 eligible divisions
93
43.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
213
51.7 % of votes cast
122
56.7 % of votes cast
No votes
199
48.3 % of votes cast
7
3.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Appearances
45
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650
88
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Contributions
199
+73.2 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£203,111
10 % below average
7
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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Migration
7 of 9 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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