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Melanie Ward vs Gareth Thomas

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

295 same votes 10 different votes 305 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
48 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
48 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
48 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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 289 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 650
482
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,610
2,422 eligible divisions
239
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
909
56.5% of votes cast
243
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
701
43.5% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

77
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Appearances
52
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
121
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Contributions
58
-111.2 vs Commons average
Rank 519 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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

#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API