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Chris Evans vs Melanie Ward

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


Voting alignment

Chris Evans and Melanie Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 2 different votes 345 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
46 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
46 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 388 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 650
1,734
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
631 eligible divisions
955
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.6% of votes cast
779
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.4% of votes cast
19
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.9% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

24
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
Appearances
77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
32
-132.6 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Contributions
121
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£290,268
28% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
4
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

Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
56 of 67 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API