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Gareth Snell vs Melanie Ward

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

Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Melanie Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 433 shared comparable votes.

430 same votes 3 different votes 433 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
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

86.9%
15% above average
Rank 55 of 650
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 270 of 650
539
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
475
620 eligible divisions
263
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
48.8% of votes cast
276
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
243
51.2% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

202
+110.2 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
Appearances
74
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
306
+146.5 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 650
Contributions
107
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22% below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
5
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API