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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 5% of the time, based on 168 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 159 different votes 168 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
17 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 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 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
18 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
3 Aye 6 No
Trade 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

57.7%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 650
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 372 of 650
241
418 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
604 eligible divisions
108
44.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
228
52.3% of votes cast
133
55.2% of votes cast
No votes
208
47.7% of votes cast
7
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
1 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

106
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Appearances
65
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
126
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Contributions
218
+66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 125 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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Housing
22 of 25 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
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 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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