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Melanie Ward vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 0 different votes 341 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
38 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
38 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
38 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
Participation
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 649
449
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,673
2,376 eligible divisions
220
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
54.2% of votes cast
229
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
766
45.8% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
15 years, 8 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
Appearances
69
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650
93
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
Contributions
84
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 390 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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