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Melanie Ward vs Amanda Hack

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

Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
vs
Photograph of Amanda Hack
Amanda Hack
Lab North West Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Amanda Hack voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

425 same votes 3 different votes 428 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
47 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
47 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
47 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 270 of 650
Participation
86.8%
14% above average
Rank 58 of 650
475
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
538
620 eligible divisions
232
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
269
50.0% of votes cast
243
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
269
50.0% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Appearances
135
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
122
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Contributions
146
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£168,219
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£168,219
26% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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: 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API