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Catherine Atkinson vs Melanie Ward

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


Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 0 different votes 366 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
50 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
50 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
50 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
469
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
240
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
229
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
15
3.2% 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

90
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 649
Appearances
68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
181
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8% below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
0
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API