Compare

Melanie Ward vs Anneliese Dodds

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 Anneliese Dodds
Anneliese Dodds
Lab Oxford East

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Anneliese Dodds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 0 different votes 349 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 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
49 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
49 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 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
78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 238 of 649
436
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,649
2,106 eligible divisions
218
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
923
56.0 % of votes cast
218
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
726
44.0 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

74
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Appearances
75
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 649
96
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Contributions
86
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£195,558
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,671,061
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£261,480
16 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
Education
72 of 76 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
172 of 194 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API