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Melanie Ward vs Mohammad Yasin

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 Mohammad Yasin
Mohammad Yasin
Lab Bedford

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Mohammad Yasin voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 394 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 4 different votes 394 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
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
49 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 88% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
49 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 270 of 650
Participation
78.1%
6% above average
Rank 244 of 650
475
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,681
2,151 eligible divisions
232
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
929
55.3% of votes cast
243
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
752
44.7% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

78
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
55
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
122
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Contributions
61
-101.0 vs Commons average
Rank 503 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
£1,565,581
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£263,017
16% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
52 of 55 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 47 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
144 of 163 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
67 of 76 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
165 of 189 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API