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Melanie Ward vs Kit Malthouse

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 Kit Malthouse
Kit Malthouse
Con North West Hampshire

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Kit Malthouse voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 325 different votes 334 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
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
50 Aye 34 No
Tax 1% aligned 84 shared votes
33 Aye 51 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 76 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,023
2,349 eligible divisions
214
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
966
47.8 % of votes cast
214
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,057
52.2 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
20
1.0 % 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
74
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
87
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
119
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 216 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
£2,190,913
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,019
30 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Trade
86 of 89 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
162 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
61 of 66 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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