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Melanie Ward vs Matt Rodda

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


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Matt Rodda voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 400 shared comparable votes.

399 same votes 1 different votes 400 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
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 28 No
Tax 99% aligned 80 shared votes
51 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 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
81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 168 of 649
436
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,106 eligible divisions
218
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
941
54.7 % of votes cast
218
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
779
45.3 % 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
81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
94
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Contributions
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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
£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£254,181
12 % above average
6
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

#1
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 54 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Education
70 of 76 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 73 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API