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Melanie Ward vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

306 same votes 11 different votes 317 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
38 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
38 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
38 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 9 No
Transport 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
62.6%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
482
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
636 eligible divisions
239
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
48.0% of votes cast
243
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
207
52.0% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Appearances
74
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
121
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Contributions
580
+410.8 vs Commons average
Rank 18 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Transport
27 of 32 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
8 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
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
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
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. 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
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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