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Melanie Ward vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Christine Jardine voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 196 different votes 232 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 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 1 No
Housing 63% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 57% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 13 No
Education 3% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
41 Aye 18 No
Tax 5% aligned 59 shared votes
21 Aye 38 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 10 No
Benefits 15% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 17% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

75.9%
3% above average
Rank 294 of 649
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 497 of 649
440
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,111 eligible divisions
219
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7% of votes cast
221
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3% of votes cast
12
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

69
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
Appearances
141
+62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
93
-44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 649
Contributions
142
+4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API