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Mike Kane vs Melanie Ward

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

Photograph of Mike Kane
Mike Kane
Lab Wythenshawe and Sale East
vs
Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Mike Kane and Melanie Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 2 different votes 348 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
32 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
32 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 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

72.0%
same as average
Rank 381 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 650
1,740
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
631 eligible divisions
983
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.6% of votes cast
757
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.4% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.9% of votes cast
12 years, 8 months
Since 13 Feb 2014
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
Appearances
77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
54
-110.6 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650
Contributions
121
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,395,924
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£291,311
29% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API