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Sir Julian Lewis vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Sir Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Lewis and Chris Ward voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 339 different votes 346 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
38 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
40 Aye 38 No
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
40 Aye 38 No
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
7% above average
Rank 199 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
1,900
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
899
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
1,001
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
41
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

361
+279.3 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 649
Appearances
59
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 649
485
+342.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649
Contributions
237
+94.7 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£212,155
6% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
2
2 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

Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
83 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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