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James Cartlidge vs Melanie Ward
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
James Cartlidge and Melanie Ward voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.
5 same votes
309 different votes
314 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
86.4 %
14 % above average
Participation
76.7 %
4 % above average
2,026
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
428
558 eligible divisions
968
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
214
50.0 % of votes cast
1,058
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
214
50.0 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Debates
66
-4.3 vs Commons average
Appearances
71
+0.7 vs Commons average
164
+39.2 vs Commons average
Contributions
90
-34.8 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14 % below average
4
1 registered category
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026
24 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API