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Melanie Ward vs Dame Angela Eagle

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


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Dame Angela Eagle voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 9 different votes 349 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
48 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
48 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
48 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 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 289 of 650
Participation
73.0%
1% above average
Rank 353 of 650
482
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,768
2,422 eligible divisions
239
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
969
54.8% of votes cast
243
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
799
45.2% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

77
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Appearances
90
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
121
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Contributions
224
+54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 145 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
£2,625,530
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£259,506
15% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
152 of 171 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API