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Melanie Ward vs Siân Berry

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 Siân Berry
Siân Berry
Green Brighton Pavilion

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Siân Berry voted the same way 57% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

195 same votes 145 different votes 340 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
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 3 No
Energy 88% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 80% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 34% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 43% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 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
78.9 %
6 % above average
Rank 230 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
563 eligible divisions
214
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
55.0 % of votes cast
214
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
200
45.0 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
Appearances
85
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 650
87
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
179
+53.2 vs Commons average
Rank 123 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
£220,854
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£220,854
2 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
31 of 31 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 61 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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