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Steve Reed vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Steve Reed and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 204 shared comparable votes.

204 same votes 0 different votes 204 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
38 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

62.0%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 650
1,476
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
595 eligible divisions
863
58.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
52.0% of votes cast
613
41.5% of votes cast
No votes
207
48.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-39.2 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650
Appearances
64
-21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
410
+261.4 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 650
Contributions
243
+94.4 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£293,477
30% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
4
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
61 of 70 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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