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Melanie Ward vs Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

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


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Mr Alex Barros-Curtis voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 422 shared comparable votes.

408 same votes 14 different votes 422 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
60 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
60 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
60 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 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 289 of 650
Participation
84.1%
12% above average
Rank 109 of 650
482
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
535
636 eligible divisions
239
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
274
51.2% of votes cast
243
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
261
48.8% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
75
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 650
121
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Contributions
94
-75.2 vs Commons average
Rank 413 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
£117,527
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£117,527
48% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API