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Melanie Ward vs Olivia Bailey

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 Olivia Bailey
Olivia Bailey
Lab Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Olivia Bailey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 1 different votes 339 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
36 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
Participation
72.7%
same as average
Rank 364 of 649
449
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
590 eligible divisions
220
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
213
49.7% of votes cast
229
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
216
50.3% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
Appearances
70
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
93
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
Contributions
216
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£210,175
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£210,175
7% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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