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Justin Madders vs Melanie Ward

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

Photograph of Justin Madders
Justin Madders
Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
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Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Justin Madders and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

407 same votes 0 different votes 407 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
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
49 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
49 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 164 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,942
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
1,067
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
875
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
17
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Appearances
67
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 649
117
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 277 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

£2,078,779
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£299,970
33% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
2
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

Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API