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Martin Rhodes vs Melanie Ward

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


Voting alignment

Martin Rhodes and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

393 same votes 0 different votes 393 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
48 Aye 39 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
48 Aye 39 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 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

84.7%
12% above average
Rank 97 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
500
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
239
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
261
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
10
2.0% 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

83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
Appearances
67
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 649
99
-44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 336 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

£133,441
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£133,441
41% below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API