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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.


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Karl Turner voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 177 shared comparable votes.

174 same votes 3 different votes 177 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 302 of 647
Participation
58.0 %
15 % below average
Rank 592 of 647
401
529 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,343
2,315 eligible divisions
205
51.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
782
58.2 % of votes cast
196
48.9 % of votes cast
No votes
561
41.8 % of votes cast
12
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

66
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 647
Appearances
21
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 647
84
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 647
Contributions
21
-89.5 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 647

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
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
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Transport
63 of 87 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Trade
58 of 88 votes
Defence
21 of 22 votes
#5
Benefits
52 of 81 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API