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Melanie Ward vs Jim Dickson

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


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Jim Dickson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 444 shared comparable votes.

430 same votes 14 different votes 444 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
61 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
61 Aye 38 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
61 Aye 38 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 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

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 28 of 650
482
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
567
636 eligible divisions
239
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
274
48.3% of votes cast
243
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
293
51.7% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Appearances
185
+88.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 650
121
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Contributions
226
+57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£172,033
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£172,033
24% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Education
47 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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