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Mr Andrew Snowden vs Melanie Ward

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

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Mr Andrew Snowden
Con Fylde
vs
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Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Mr Andrew Snowden and Melanie Ward voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 254 different votes 268 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
3 Aye 10 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
28 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 379 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
424
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
183
43.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
241
56.8% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

136
+52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
Appearances
68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
174
+28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 649
Contributions
93
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£208,014
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£208,014
8% below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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