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Chris Ward

Labour Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting record

6
Voted for
0
Voted against
3
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Chris Ward’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Chris Ward — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 426 of 590 (72%).

10 Sep 2026 Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 77, Noes 292 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Ayes 162, Noes 297 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Ayes 106, Noes 302 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Ayes 108, Noes 357 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 Ayes 79, Noes 300 no vote recorded
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 79 no vote recorded
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Ayes 411, Noes 102 no vote recorded
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 Ayes 85, Noes 427 no vote recorded
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 Ayes 105, Noes 410 no vote recorded
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 Ayes 166, Noes 346 no vote recorded
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Ayes 264, Noes 90 no vote recorded
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 97, Noes 358 no vote recorded
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Ayes 171, Noes 322 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 Ayes 74, Noes 323 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 104, Noes 391 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Ayes 164, Noes 311 no vote recorded
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival Ayes 24, Noes 37 no vote recorded
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 Ayes 356, Noes 86 no vote recorded
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Ayes 157, Noes 287 no vote recorded
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Ayes 94, Noes 297 no vote recorded
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 Ayes 90, Noes 290 no vote recorded
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 Ayes 277, Noes 158 no vote recorded
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 Ayes 278, Noes 73 no vote recorded
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 Ayes 281, Noes 70 no vote recorded
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 Ayes 356, Noes 90 no vote recorded
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 Ayes 301, Noes 157 no vote recorded
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 Ayes 300, Noes 101 no vote recorded
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 Ayes 291, Noes 174 no vote recorded
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Ayes 299, Noes 169 no vote recorded
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Ayes 307, Noes 176 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Ayes 290, Noes 163 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Ayes 292, Noes 162 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 Ayes 300, Noes 149 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Ayes 286, Noes 163 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Ayes 295, Noes 162 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Ayes 291, Noes 158 no vote recorded
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Oil and gas Ayes 108, Noes 297 no vote recorded
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading Ayes 341, Noes 195 no vote recorded
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) Ayes 118, Noes 340 no vote recorded
9 Dec 2025 UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion Ayes 100, Noes 100 no vote recorded
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading Ayes 322, Noes 179 no vote recorded
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Chris Ward doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) — Cabinet Office (2025-09-06 to 2026-07-22) Government

Declared financial interests

Nothing on file for Chris Ward yet, or they have no interests currently registered. Parliament’s official register for Chris Ward →

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Chris Ward yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Chris Ward has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£224,702.98 paid out to or for Chris Ward across 216 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Chris Ward’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £160,625.66 (4 claims)
Office Costs — £45,020.67 (156 claims)
Accommodation — £14,966.29 (44 claims)
MP Travel — £1,697.66 (3 claims)
Staff Travel — £1,671.46 (5 claims)
Miscellaneous — £605.00 (1 claim)
Dependant Travel — £116.24 (3 claims)
Most recent claims
Utilities — £107.29, 2026-03-16 — Electricity
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £133.73, 2026-03-07 — Landline & internet package
Recruitment Services &Costs — £900.00, 2026-03-05 — Temporary recruitment services.
Utilities — £292.75, 2026-03-02 — Electricity
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £54.00, 2026-02-28 — Internet
Postage & couriers — £360.00, 2026-02-26 — Delivery of MPs monthly newsletter to residents.
Utilities — £109.74, 2026-02-16 — Electricity
Stationery & printing — £283.30, 2026-02-09 — Toner, ink + laptop stand for constituency office.

Every claim on file for Chris Ward →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Chris Ward — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Chris Ward’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Chris Ward isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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