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Melanie Ward vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 0 different votes 389 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
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 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
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 89 of 649
449
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
503
590 eligible divisions
220
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
49.3% of votes cast
229
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.7% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
Appearances
73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
93
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
Contributions
118
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 283 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Housing
31 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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 Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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