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Emma Hardy vs Melanie Ward

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

Photograph of Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
vs
Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

289 same votes 0 different votes 289 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
32 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

70.6%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,497
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
807
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
690
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
10
0.7% 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

80
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
393
+247.3 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Contributions
93
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
6
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 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
No
Closure motion 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: 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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