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Josh Newbury vs Melanie Ward
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Josh Newbury and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.
375 same votes
1 different votes
376 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
85.0 %
12 % above average
Participation
75.5 %
3 % above average
483
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
568 eligible divisions
258
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
215
50.1 % of votes cast
225
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
214
49.9 % of votes cast
12
2.5 % of votes cast
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
113
+38.3 vs Commons average
Appearances
74
-0.7 vs Commons average
130
-2.7 vs Commons average
Contributions
94
-38.7 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14 % below average
1
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026
24 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Aye
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API