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Melanie Ward vs Iqbal Mohamed

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 Iqbal Mohamed
Iqbal Mohamed
Ind Dewsbury and Batley

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Iqbal Mohamed voted the same way 47% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

122 same votes 137 different votes 259 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
7 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 79% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 60% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 6 No
Education 7% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 23% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
22 Aye 32 No
Tax 35% aligned 54 shared votes
35 Aye 19 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
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 573 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
340
563 eligible divisions
214
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
201
59.1 % of votes cast
214
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
139
40.9 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
Appearances
149
+78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
87
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
300
+174.2 vs Commons average
Rank 50 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
£110,062
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£110,062
51 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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