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Melanie Ward vs Laurence 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 Laurence Turner
Laurence Turner
Lab Birmingham Northfield

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Laurence Turner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 0 different votes 390 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
50 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
50 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
50 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 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
87.6 %
15 % above average
Rank 54 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
493
563 eligible divisions
214
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
247
50.1 % of votes cast
214
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
246
49.9 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
Appearances
93
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
87
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
152
+26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 161 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
£166,730
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£166,730
26 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Education
47 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API