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Melanie Ward vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Esther McVey 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
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
32 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 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
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,356
2,094 eligible divisions
214
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
621
45.8 % of votes cast
214
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
735
54.2 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
Appearances
90
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
87
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
111
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 234 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
62 of 69 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 85 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API