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Melanie Ward vs Pat McFadden

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


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Pat McFadden voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 4 different votes 212 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
19 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 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
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 502 of 650
482
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,592
2,422 eligible divisions
239
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
917
57.6% of votes cast
243
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.4% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

77
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
44
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650
121
-46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Contributions
383
+215.9 vs Commons average
Rank 46 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

#1
Brexit / EU
185 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 94 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API