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Afzal Khan vs Melanie Ward

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

Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme
vs
Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Afzal Khan and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

360 same votes 0 different votes 360 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
40 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
40 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
40 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

78.5%
6% above average
Rank 230 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,665
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
927
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
738
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Appearances
68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
42
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 649
Contributions
93
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£247,867
10% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
52 of 55 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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