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Melanie Ward vs Mr Joshua Reynolds

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 Joshua Reynolds
Mr Joshua Reynolds
LD Maidenhead

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Mr Joshua Reynolds voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 240 different votes 287 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
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 3 No
Housing 50% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
0 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
40 Aye 24 No
Tax 5% aligned 64 shared votes
27 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

75.9%
3% above average
Rank 294 of 649
Participation
63.1%
10% below average
Rank 538 of 649
440
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
366
580 eligible divisions
219
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
195
53.3% of votes cast
221
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
171
46.7% of votes cast
12
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
Appearances
89
+10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
93
-44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 649
Contributions
126
-11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£195,558
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,760
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£159,760
29% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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