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Melanie Ward vs Carolyn Harris

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 Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 0 different votes 356 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
46 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
46 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 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
46 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
46 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 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

76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
Participation
75.1%
3% above average
Rank 308 of 649
449
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,785
2,376 eligible divisions
220
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
57.4% of votes cast
229
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
760
42.6% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
Appearances
49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
93
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
Contributions
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 582 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
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Education
83 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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