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Emily Darlington vs Melanie Ward

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


Voting alignment

Emily Darlington and Melanie Ward voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 13 different votes 418 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
59 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
59 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
59 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

87.4%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
556
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
636 eligible divisions
291
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.6% of votes cast
265
47.7% 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

95
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650
Appearances
77
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
125
-44.2 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Contributions
121
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£124,936
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£124,936
45% below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
5
3 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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Benefits
31 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Transport
31 of 32 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