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Melanie Ward vs Patrick Hurley

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


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Patrick Hurley voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

399 same votes 2 different votes 401 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
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 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
87.5%
15% above average
Rank 55 of 649
449
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
516
590 eligible divisions
220
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
269
52.1% of votes cast
229
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
247
47.9% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 649
Appearances
56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
90
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
Contributions
85
-58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£214,468
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£214,468
5% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Education
49 of 50 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API