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Melanie Ward vs Aphra Brandreth

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


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 284 different votes 291 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
10 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 650
Participation
65.4 %
7 % below average
Rank 509 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
563 eligible divisions
214
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
47.0 % of votes cast
214
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
195
53.0 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
Appearances
69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
87
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 370 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
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API