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Melanie Ward vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
49 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 296 of 649
Participation
73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
434
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,729
2,359 eligible divisions
216
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
981
56.7 % of votes cast
218
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
748
43.3 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

75
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
Appearances
114
+37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
97
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 649
Contributions
153
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 176 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
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
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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