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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.


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and David Davis voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 207 different votes 212 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
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 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
65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 516 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,528
2,349 eligible divisions
214
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
715
46.8 % of votes cast
214
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
813
53.2 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
91
6.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
17 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
Appearances
57
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
87
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
90
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

#1
Brexit / EU
198 of 211 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 70 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API