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Melanie Ward vs Sir Mark Hendrick

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 Sir Mark Hendrick
Sir Mark Hendrick
Lab Preston

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Sir Mark Hendrick voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 192 shared comparable votes.

192 same votes 0 different votes 192 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
25 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

76.4%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 650
Participation
55.8%
17% below average
Rank 603 of 650
459
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,333
2,387 eligible divisions
226
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
733
55.0% of votes cast
233
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
600
45.0% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 10 months
Since 23 Nov 2000

Debates

66
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
Appearances
3
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
91
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Contributions
6
-143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 628 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
£2,661,205
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£295,956
31% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
175 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
53 of 70 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
#4
NHS / Health
37 of 56 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API