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Melanie Ward vs Anna Sabine

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 Anna Sabine
Anna Sabine
LD Frome and East Somerset

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Anna Sabine voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 236 different votes 283 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
7 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 37% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 4% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
35 Aye 26 No
Tax 5% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 295 of 649
Participation
61.0%
12% below average
Rank 565 of 649
436
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
351
575 eligible divisions
218
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
55.8% of votes cast
218
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
155
44.2% of votes cast
12
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
93
-44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Contributions
61
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 451 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
£223,493
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£223,493
1% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
40 of 62 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Education
32 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API