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Melanie Ward vs Josh MacAlister

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 Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 417 shared comparable votes.

408 same votes 9 different votes 417 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
59 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
59 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 154 of 650
482
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
633 eligible divisions
239
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
50.6% of votes cast
243
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
256
49.4% 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
-19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Appearances
90
-6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
121
-46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
246
+78.8 vs Commons average
Rank 119 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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