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Melanie Ward vs Jonathan Reynolds

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 Jonathan Reynolds
Jonathan Reynolds
Lab Stalybridge and Hyde

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Jonathan Reynolds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

262 same votes 0 different votes 262 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
30 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 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
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 507 of 649
449
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,558
2,376 eligible divisions
220
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.5% of votes cast
229
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
662
42.5% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

68
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Appearances
5
-79.8 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
93
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
Contributions
56
-91.7 vs Commons average
Rank 490 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
£2,977,024
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£244,258
8% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
78 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 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
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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