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Melanie Ward vs Gideon Amos

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
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Photograph of Gideon Amos
Gideon Amos
LD Taunton and Wellington

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Gideon Amos voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 269 different votes 325 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
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 37% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
44 Aye 28 No
Tax 3% aligned 72 shared votes
30 Aye 42 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 649
436
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
575 eligible divisions
218
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
219
51.9% of votes cast
218
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
203
48.1% of votes cast
12
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.3% of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
94
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Contributions
170
+31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 155 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
£230,303
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£230,303
2% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 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
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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API