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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 156 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 147 different votes 156 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 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
15 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

56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 649
Participation
73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 356 of 649
221
389 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
575 eligible divisions
97
43.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
52.0 % of votes cast
124
56.1 % of votes cast
No votes
202
48.0 % of votes cast
7
3.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
Contributions
230
+91.7 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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
7 of 7 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Energy
6 of 8 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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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