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Stephen Kinnock vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Stephen Kinnock and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 299 of 649
Participation
73.1 %
same as average
Rank 358 of 649
1,781
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
419
573 eligible divisions
1,008
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
51.8 % of votes cast
773
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
202
48.2 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

97
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 649
Appearances
53
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649
333
+196.3 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 649
Contributions
231
+94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£312,875
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10 % below average
4
4 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

Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 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
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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