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Angela Rayner vs Melanie Ward

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

Photograph of Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner
Lab Ashton-under-Lyne
vs
Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Angela Rayner and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 218 shared comparable votes.

218 same votes 0 different votes 218 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
26 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 495 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,577
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
878
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
699
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Appearances
66
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
449
+302.1 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 650
Contributions
91
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,886,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£219,458
3% below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
24
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
5
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 77 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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