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Melanie Ward vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Ed Davey voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 213 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 175 different votes 213 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
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 6 No
Housing 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 21% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 10 No
Education 4% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 21 No
Tax 6% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 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
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
436
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
218
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
218
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
94
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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