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Melanie Ward vs Kim Leadbeater

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


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 438 shared comparable votes.

424 same votes 14 different votes 438 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
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 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
81.5%
9% above average
Rank 163 of 650
482
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,130
1,386 eligible divisions
239
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
581
51.4% of votes cast
243
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
549
48.6% 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
5 years, 4 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

77
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Appearances
14
-82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
121
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Contributions
23
-145.9 vs Commons average
Rank 612 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
63 of 65 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
133 of 146 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
40 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5

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