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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Melanie Ward

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


Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

332 same votes 1 different votes 333 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 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
48 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 95% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
48 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
48 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 390 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
422
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
225
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
197
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
16
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
93
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
93
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
4
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
31 of 32 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API