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Carla Denyer vs Melanie Ward

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

Photograph of Carla Denyer
Carla Denyer
Green Bristol Central
vs
Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Carla Denyer and Melanie Ward voted the same way 58% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

197 same votes 140 different votes 337 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
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 92% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 3 No
Transport 77% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 74% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
13 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 38% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 7 No
Migration 44% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 59% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

74.6%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
440
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
243
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
197
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 649
Appearances
68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
47
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 517 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

£229,692
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£229,692
2% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
2
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 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 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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