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Melanie Ward vs Jessica Toale

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


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Jessica Toale voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 394 shared comparable votes.

386 same votes 8 different votes 394 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
59 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
59 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
59 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

75.9%
4% above average
Rank 288 of 650
Participation
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 237 of 650
482
635 eligible divisions
Total votes
497
635 eligible divisions
239
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
50.7% of votes cast
243
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
245
49.3% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Appearances
132
+35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
121
-46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
159
-8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 230 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
£208,947
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£208,947
8% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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

#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Education
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API