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Melanie Onn vs Steve Witherden

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

Photograph of Melanie Onn
Melanie Onn
Lab Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
vs
Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Melanie Onn and Steve Witherden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

377 same votes 3 different votes 380 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
49 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 2 No
Benefits 83% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
49 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
49 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

74.8%
2% above average
Rank 312 of 650
Participation
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 195 of 650
464
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
620 eligible divisions
226
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
51.0% of votes cast
238
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

121
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Appearances
60
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
181
+17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
77
-86.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,014,663
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£201,216
11% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Tax
95 of 114 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API