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Feryal Clark vs Melanie Ward

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

Photograph of Feryal Clark
Feryal Clark
Lab Enfield North
vs
Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Feryal Clark and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 245 shared comparable votes.

245 same votes 0 different votes 245 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
31 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

57.1%
15% below average
Rank 596 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
947
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
492
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
455
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
7
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

18
-66.8 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650
Appearances
68
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
22
-125.7 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650
Contributions
93
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,186,845
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£246,080
9% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
3
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

Brexit / EU
50 of 63 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
54 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
38 of 53 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Crime / Justice
120 of 174 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
46 of 68 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
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
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