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Melanie Ward vs Yuan Yang

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 Yuan Yang
Yuan Yang
Lab Earley and Woodley

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Yuan Yang voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 419 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 10 different votes 419 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
55 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
55 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
55 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 650
Participation
82.6%
10% above average
Rank 139 of 650
482
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
633 eligible divisions
239
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
47.8% of votes cast
243
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
273
52.2% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Appearances
34
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
121
-46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
45
-122.2 vs Commons average
Rank 555 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
£213,042
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£213,042
6% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
6 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Transport
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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