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Sir Andrew Mitchell vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Sir Andrew Mitchell and Chris Ward voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 172 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 160 different votes 172 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
7 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 31% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
24 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
12 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
718
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
776
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
41
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649
72
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 649
Contributions
240
+96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£265,608
17% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
119 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
61 of 91 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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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