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Melanie Ward vs Karl Turner

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 Karl Turner
Karl Turner
Ind Kingston upon Hull East

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Karl Turner voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 185 shared comparable votes.

182 same votes 3 different votes 185 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
40 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
40 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
40 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 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
57.2 %
15 % below average
Rank 594 of 649
436
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,351
2,361 eligible divisions
218
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
783
58.0 % of votes cast
218
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
568
42.0 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
31
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
94
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Contributions
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 593 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
£2,663,153
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£218,387
3 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Housing
46 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Benefits
52 of 81 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
58 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Jury trials 7 Jan 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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