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Melanie Ward vs Claire Hanna

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 Claire Hanna
Claire Hanna
SDLP Belfast South and Mid Down

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Claire Hanna voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 96 shared comparable votes.

73 same votes 23 different votes 96 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
2 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 31% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 4 No
Tax 67% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Education 75% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 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
45.9 %
27 % below average
Rank 626 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
749
1,631 eligible divisions
214
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
388
51.8 % of votes cast
214
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
361
48.2 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
Appearances
24
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
87
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
34
-91.8 vs Commons average
Rank 541 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
£1,304,824
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£301,191
33 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
122 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Trade
33 of 51 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
22 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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