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Dan Norris vs Melanie Ward

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


Voting alignment

Dan Norris and Melanie Ward voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

293 same votes 13 different votes 306 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
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

74.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 337 of 647
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 294 of 647
399
538 eligible divisions
Total votes
409
538 eligible divisions
215
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
50.6 % of votes cast
184
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
202
49.4 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
12
2.9 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 641 of 647
Appearances
72
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 647
0
-115.5 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 647
Contributions
93
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£110,729
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£110,729
51 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14 % below average
3
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Transport
23 of 25 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API