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Melanie Ward vs Liz Kendall

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


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Liz Kendall voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

252 same votes 9 different votes 261 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
36 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
36 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
36 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 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
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 650
482
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,560
2,422 eligible divisions
239
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
890
57.1% of votes cast
243
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
670
42.9% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

77
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Appearances
32
-65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
121
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Contributions
470
+300.8 vs Commons average
Rank 31 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
184 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
64 of 83 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API