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Melanie Ward vs David Davis

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 David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and David Davis voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 218 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 213 different votes 218 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
33 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 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 295 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 516 of 649
436
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,537
2,361 eligible divisions
218
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
718
46.7 % of votes cast
218
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
819
53.3 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
91
5.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
18 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
94
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Contributions
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 366 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
£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£277,187
23 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
198 of 211 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
53 of 71 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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