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Melanie Ward vs Dr Rupa Huq

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 Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Dr Rupa Huq voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 0 different votes 366 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
32 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 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
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 649
449
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,754
2,376 eligible divisions
220
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
961
54.8% of votes cast
229
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
793
45.2% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
15
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
Appearances
66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 649
93
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
Contributions
58
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 481 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
£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£234,745
4% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 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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