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Matthew Patrick vs Melanie Ward

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


Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 1 different votes 362 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
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 185 of 649
Participation
75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 649
460
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
568 eligible divisions
227
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
215
50.1 % of votes cast
233
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
214
49.9 % of votes cast
8
1.7 % 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

27
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 649
Appearances
75
-0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
90
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
Contributions
97
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14 % below average
0
0 registered categories
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API