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Melanie Ward vs Mike Reader

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 Mike Reader
Mike Reader
Lab Northampton South

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Mike Reader voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 2 different votes 373 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
52 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
52 Aye 38 No
15 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
52 Aye 38 No
15 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

76.4%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 650
Participation
74.0%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 650
482
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
631 eligible divisions
239
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
52.0% of votes cast
243
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
224
48.0% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Appearances
82
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
121
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Contributions
118
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 337 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
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Tax
99 of 121 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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