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Melanie Ward vs Alison Taylor

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


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Alison Taylor voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 225 shared comparable votes.

225 same votes 0 different votes 225 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
32 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 626 of 649
449
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
220
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
118
42.6% of votes cast
229
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
159
57.4% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
5.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Appearances
53
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
91
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Contributions
76
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,558
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£192,583
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£192,583
15% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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

#1
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Housing
22 of 32 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
18 of 29 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API