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Preet Kaur Gill vs Melanie Ward

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

Photograph of Preet Kaur Gill
Preet Kaur Gill
Lab Birmingham Edgbaston
vs
Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Preet Kaur Gill and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 0 different votes 337 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
36 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

72.3%
same as average
Rank 373 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,534
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
856
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
678
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
152
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
93
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,936,995
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£335,426
48% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
4
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

Housing
48 of 55 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
74 of 87 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
157 of 188 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 44 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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