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Mr Gregory Campbell vs Melanie Ward

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

Photograph of Mr Gregory Campbell
Mr Gregory Campbell
DUP East Londonderry
vs
Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Mr Gregory Campbell and Melanie Ward voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 207 different votes 249 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
14 Aye 1 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 25% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

58.2%
14% below average
Rank 586 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 295 of 649
1,375
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
575 eligible divisions
718
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
218
50.0% of votes cast
657
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
218
50.0% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.8% of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

150
+72.2 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650
Appearances
71
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
164
+26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
Contributions
95
-43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,367,379
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£180,776
20% below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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

Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
67 of 96 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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