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Melanie Ward vs Mr Adnan Hussain

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 Mr Adnan Hussain
Mr Adnan Hussain
Ind Blackburn

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Mr Adnan Hussain voted the same way 42% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

98 same votes 136 different votes 234 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
4 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 78% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 70% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 67% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 10 No
Education 20% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
40 Aye 21 No
Tax 23% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
1 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 650
Participation
55.1 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
310
563 eligible divisions
214
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
167
53.9 % of votes cast
214
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
143
46.1 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
Appearances
51
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
87
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
66
-59.8 vs Commons average
Rank 412 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
£126,791
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£126,791
44 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 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
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Tax
72 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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