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Melanie Ward vs Richard Fuller

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 Fuller
Richard Fuller
Con North Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Richard Fuller voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 297 different votes 304 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
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
43 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
27 Aye 43 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
27 Aye 43 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 650
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,290
1,631 eligible divisions
214
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
609
47.2 % of votes cast
214
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
681
52.8 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.9 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

70
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
Appearances
32
-39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
89
-37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Contributions
43
-83.2 vs Commons average
Rank 515 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
£2,221,578
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£273,108
21 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 65 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 173 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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