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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Melanie Ward

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 0 different votes 342 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
29 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 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

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
Participation
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
575 eligible divisions
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
50.0 % of votes cast
795
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
218
50.0 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

112
+33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 649
Appearances
74
-4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 649
167
+27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Contributions
97
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14 % below average
14
4 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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
61 of 71 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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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