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Melanie Ward vs Richard Baker

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 Richard Baker
Richard Baker
Lab Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Richard Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 0 different votes 342 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
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 320 of 649
436
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
430
575 eligible divisions
218
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
208
48.4 % of votes cast
218
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
222
51.6 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649
Appearances
48
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
95
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 649
Contributions
60
-78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 455 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
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,133
21 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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