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Melanie Ward vs Steve Barclay

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 Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Steve Barclay voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 287 different votes 296 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 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
40 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 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
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 395 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,679
2,349 eligible divisions
214
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
801
47.7 % of votes cast
214
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
878
52.3 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
Appearances
65
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
87
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
84
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 343 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
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£231,894
3 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
192 of 211 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
137 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
172 of 229 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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