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Joani Reid vs Melanie Ward

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


Voting alignment

Joani Reid and Melanie Ward voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

264 same votes 9 different votes 273 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
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
48 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
48 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

53.5%
19% below average
Rank 613 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
340
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
636 eligible divisions
147
43.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.6% of votes cast
193
56.8% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.4% of votes cast
1
0.3% 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

8
-89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 650
Appearances
77
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
10
-159.2 vs Commons average
Rank 625 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

£199,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£199,569
12% below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
7
5 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
30 of 33 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
33 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Tax
79 of 122 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API