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Fred Thomas vs Melanie Ward

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


Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Melanie Ward voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 9 different votes 349 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
58 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
58 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
58 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

68.7%
4% below average
Rank 441 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
437
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
636 eligible divisions
255
58.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.6% of votes cast
182
41.6% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

58
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Appearances
77
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
79
-90.2 vs Commons average
Rank 456 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

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as 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

Housing
32 of 33 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Tax
98 of 122 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