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Chris Vince vs Melanie Ward

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


Voting alignment

Chris Vince and Melanie Ward voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 440 shared comparable votes.

426 same votes 14 different votes 440 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
58 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
58 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
58 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

90.3%
18% above average
Rank 17 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
574
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
636 eligible divisions
296
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.6% of votes cast
278
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.9% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

424
+327.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
Appearances
77
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
543
+374.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
121
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£165,900
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£165,900
27% below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
4
2 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
33 of 33 votes
#1
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API