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Melanie Ward vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 116 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 71 different votes 116 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
15 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 75% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 71% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 31% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
28 Aye 14 No
Tax 19% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 31% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 71% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 650
Participation
56.0 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,316
2,349 eligible divisions
214
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
751
57.1 % of votes cast
214
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
565
42.9 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
Appearances
90
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
87
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
207
+81.2 vs Commons average
Rank 96 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 49 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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