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Darren Jones vs Melanie Ward

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

Photograph of Darren Jones
Darren Jones
Lab Bristol North West
vs
Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Darren Jones and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

217 same votes 0 different votes 217 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 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.2%
7% below average
Rank 516 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,383
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
763
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
620
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
5
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
Appearances
66
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
599
+452.1 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650
Contributions
91
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,343
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£327,479
45% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
4
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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
142 of 163 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 44 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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