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Melanie Ward vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

305 same votes 0 different votes 305 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
51 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
51 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
51 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
449
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
220
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
229
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
Appearances
29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
93
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
Contributions
14
-131.7 vs Commons average
Rank 618 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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