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Melanie Ward vs Gill Furniss

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 Gill Furniss
Gill Furniss
Lab Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Gill Furniss voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 2 different votes 360 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
60 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
60 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
60 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

76.4%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 650
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 395 of 650
482
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,684
2,366 eligible divisions
239
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
928
55.1% of votes cast
243
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
756
44.9% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
10 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Appearances
40
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
121
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Contributions
35
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 586 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
£2,125,000
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£322,640
43% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
51 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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