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Melanie Ward vs Sir Mark Tami

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Sir Mark Tami voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 459 shared comparable votes.

447 same votes 12 different votes 459 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
60 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
60 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
60 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 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 289 of 650
Participation
82.8%
10% above average
Rank 136 of 650
482
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,005
2,422 eligible divisions
239
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,092
54.5% of votes cast
243
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
913
45.5% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
15
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 5 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

77
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Appearances
0
-96.9 vs Commons average
Rank 646 of 650
121
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Contributions
0
-168.9 vs Commons average
Rank 645 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
£2,953,004
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£286,200
27% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

#1
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API