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Melanie Ward vs Dave Robertson

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


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Dave Robertson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 436 shared comparable votes.

426 same votes 10 different votes 436 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
58 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
58 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
58 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 650
Participation
87.4%
15% above average
Rank 50 of 650
482
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
553
633 eligible divisions
239
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
298
53.9% of votes cast
243
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
255
46.1% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Appearances
135
+40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
121
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Contributions
175
+10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 197 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
£212,620
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£212,620
6% below 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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API