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John Grady vs Melanie Ward

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


Voting alignment

John Grady and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 383 shared comparable votes.

382 same votes 1 different votes 383 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
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 99% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

83.4%
11% above average
Rank 123 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
492
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
238
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
254
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
17
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 649
Appearances
67
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 649
77
-66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 649
Contributions
90
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£180,531
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£180,531
20% below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
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 32 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API