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Melanie Ward vs Jen Craft

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 Jen Craft
Jen Craft
Lab Thurrock

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Jen Craft voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

385 same votes 1 different votes 386 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
51 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
51 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
51 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 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
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 125 of 649
449
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
590 eligible divisions
220
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
249
50.6% of votes cast
229
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.4% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 649
Appearances
98
+15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 649
90
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
Contributions
126
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 250 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
£193,514
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£193,514
14% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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