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Melanie Ward vs Liz Twist

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 Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Liz Twist voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 419 shared comparable votes.

419 same votes 0 different votes 419 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
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 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 295 of 649
Participation
84.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 649
436
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,780
2,106 eligible divisions
218
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
972
54.6 % of votes cast
218
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
808
45.4 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
101
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
94
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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
£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£305,039
35 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 54 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 73 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 163 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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