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Melanie Ward vs Ms Stella Creasy

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 Ms Stella Creasy
Ms Stella Creasy
Lab Walthamstow

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Ms Stella Creasy voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

393 same votes 14 different votes 407 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
59 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
59 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 75% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
59 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
59 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 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
81.7%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 650
482
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,978
2,422 eligible divisions
239
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,097
55.5% of votes cast
243
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
881
44.5% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

77
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Appearances
103
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
121
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Contributions
134
-35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 298 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
£2,866,314
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£290,682
29% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
69 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
52 of 56 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Housing
62 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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