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Sarah Sackman vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Sarah Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Lab Finchley and Golders Green
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Sarah Sackman and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

292 same votes 0 different votes 292 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
31 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% 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

69.5%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
410
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
214
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
196
47.8% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Appearances
63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
368
+222.3 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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

£206,246
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£206,246
9% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
16
5 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 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 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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API