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Melanie Ward vs Neil Coyle

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
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Photograph of Neil Coyle
Neil Coyle
Lab Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Neil Coyle voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 0 different votes 347 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
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 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 295 of 649
Participation
70.2 %
2 % below average
Rank 426 of 649
436
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,658
2,361 eligible divisions
218
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
955
57.6 % of votes cast
218
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
703
42.4 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

72
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
Appearances
13
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 649
94
-43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
Contributions
16
-121.1 vs Commons average
Rank 605 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
£1,946,990
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£245,953
9 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Education
82 of 96 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
76 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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