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Iqbal Mohamed vs Melanie Ward

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

Photograph of Iqbal Mohamed
Iqbal Mohamed
Ind Dewsbury and Batley
vs
Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Iqbal Mohamed and Melanie Ward voted the same way 48% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

127 same votes 139 different votes 266 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
7 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 81% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 60% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 10 No
Education 7% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 23% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
35 Aye 19 No
Tax 35% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

60.3 %
12 % below average
Rank 573 of 649
Participation
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 649
347
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
575 eligible divisions
204
58.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
50.0 % of votes cast
143
41.2 % of votes cast
No votes
218
50.0 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
12
2.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

153
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649
Appearances
71
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
326
+188.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 649
Contributions
94
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£110,062
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£110,062
51 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14 % below average
5
4 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

Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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