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Melanie Ward vs Ayoub Khan

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
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Photograph of Ayoub Khan
Ayoub Khan
Ind Birmingham Perry Barr

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Ayoub Khan voted the same way 45% of the time, based on 176 shared comparable votes.

79 same votes 97 different votes 176 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
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 64% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 63% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 21% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 9 No
Benefits 25% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 5 No
Migration 33% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 12 No
Tax 37% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 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
36.9 %
36 % below average
Rank 637 of 649
436
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
212
575 eligible divisions
218
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
128
60.4 % of votes cast
218
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
84
39.6 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
136
+58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 650
94
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Contributions
195
+56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 127 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
£133,355
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£133,355
41 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
7 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
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Benefits
21 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Energy
11 of 20 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
32 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
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