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Melanie Ward vs Rosie Duffield

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 Rosie Duffield
Rosie Duffield
Ind Canterbury

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Rosie Duffield voted the same way 41% of the time, based on 118 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 70 different votes 118 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 6 No
Housing 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 4 No
Tax 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 3 No
Education 20% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 7 No
Benefits 33% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 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
57.5 %
15 % below average
Rank 593 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,205
2,094 eligible divisions
214
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
665
55.2 % of votes cast
214
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
540
44.8 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
Appearances
29
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
87
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
35
-90.8 vs Commons average
Rank 539 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
£1,755,617
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£253,889
12 % above average
5
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
29 of 40 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
34 of 49 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Trade
57 of 85 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: New Clause 1 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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