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Melanie Ward vs James Asser

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


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and James Asser voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 0 different votes 389 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
37 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
Participation
85.6%
13% above average
Rank 81 of 649
449
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
505
590 eligible divisions
220
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
256
50.7% of votes cast
229
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
249
49.3% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
Appearances
52
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 649
93
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
Contributions
67
-78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£195,558
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£173,878
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£173,878
23% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API