Chris Ward

Chris Ward

Constituency: Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Party: Labour (Co-op)

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Synopsis

Chris Ward is the Labour MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office).

Voting attendance record for Chris Ward

LAST 10 DIVISIONS

Opposition Day Motion: Defence

Foreign Affairs & Defence

24 Mar 2026

✗ No

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2

Taxation Employment & Workers Rights Parliamentary Procedure

23 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5

Taxation Employment & Workers Rights Parliamentary Procedure

23 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1

Employment & Workers Rights Pensions

23 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3

Taxation Pensions Parliamentary Procedure

23 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6

Taxation Employment & Workers Rights Parliamentary Procedure

23 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Opposition day motion: fuel duty

Taxation Transport

18 Mar 2026

✗ No

Opposition day motion: student loans

Education & Skills Welfare & Benefits

18 Mar 2026

✗ No

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5

Economy & Finance Parliamentary Procedure

11 Mar 2026

✗ No

Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading

Economy & Finance Parliamentary Procedure

11 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

VOTES BY CATEGORY

Parliamentary Procedure 51
Employment & Workers Rights 43
Justice & Law 30
Taxation 25
Trade & Industry 19
Economy & Finance 18
Welfare & Benefits 17
Policing & Crime 16
Local Government 15
Other / Procedural 14
Foreign Affairs & Defence 14
Education & Skills 12
Housing & Planning 11
Pensions 10
Child Welfare & Safeguarding 9
Transport 8
Environment & Climate 6
Energy & Utilities 6
Digital & AI 5
Sport 4
NHS & Health 4
Immigration & Asylum 4
Devolution 3
Small Business 2
Media & Culture 1
Freedom of Information & Transparency 1
Drug & Alcohol Policy 1
Electoral Reform 1

LEAST POPULAR DIVISIONS VOTED IN

Low-participation divisions where Chris Ward voted

Data Use and Access Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 49D

Parliamentary Procedure Freedom of Information & Transparency

22 May 2025

✓ Aye

246 MPs voted

Opposition Day: Business and the economy

Economy & Finance Trade & Industry

21 May 2025

✗ No

253 MPs voted

Opposition Day: Immigration

Immigration & Asylum

21 May 2025

✗ No

265 MPs voted

Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to disagree Lords Amendment 43B

Digital & AI Parliamentary Procedure

14 May 2025

✓ Aye

269 MPs voted

Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025

Trade & Industry

30 Jun 2025

✓ Aye

296 MPs voted

MOST POPULAR DIVISIONS NOT VOTED IN

High-participation divisions where Chris Ward did not vote

Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading

16 Dec 2025 531 MPs voted

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1

20 Jan 2026 525 MPs voted

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 69

25 Nov 2025 507 MPs voted

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 80

25 Nov 2025 505 MPs voted

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Second Reading

09 Sep 2025 502 MPs voted