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Melanie Ward vs Patricia Ferguson

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 Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

383 same votes 3 different votes 386 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
50 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
50 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 96% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
50 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
50 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 270 of 650
Participation
78.9%
6% above average
Rank 222 of 650
475
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
620 eligible divisions
232
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
50.3% of votes cast
243
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.7% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
105
+12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
122
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Contributions
138
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 273 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API