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Melanie Ward vs Vicky Foxcroft

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 Vicky Foxcroft
Vicky Foxcroft
Lab Lewisham North

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Vicky Foxcroft voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 378 shared comparable votes.

378 same votes 0 different votes 378 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
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 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
81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 165 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,921
2,349 eligible divisions
214
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,052
54.8 % of votes cast
214
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
869
45.2 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
16
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
Appearances
8
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
87
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
12
-113.8 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
£2,004,263
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,265
24 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
68 of 70 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Education
91 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Transport
84 of 95 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 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 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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