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Melanie Ward vs Jeremy Corbyn

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 Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn
YP Islington North

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Jeremy Corbyn voted the same way 60% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

142 same votes 94 different votes 236 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
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 2 No
Energy 89% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 73% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 26% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 29% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 5 No
Education 47% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 56% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 57% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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 295 of 649
Participation
62.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 552 of 649
436
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,476
2,361 eligible divisions
218
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
819
55.5 % of votes cast
218
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
657
44.5 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
130
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
94
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Contributions
183
+44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 141 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
£2,714,849
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,788
26 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
29
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
144 of 171 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 77 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No rebel
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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