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Robert Jenrick vs Melanie Ward

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

Photograph of Robert Jenrick
Robert Jenrick
RUK Newark
vs
Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Robert Jenrick and Melanie Ward voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 208 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 189 different votes 208 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
4 Aye 3 No
Benefits 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

69.5%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,652
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
774
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
878
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
13
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
12 years, 3 months
Since 5 Jun 2014
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
Appearances
67
-15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 649
117
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649
Contributions
90
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,291,846
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£331,672
47% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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

Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
79 of 91 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Housing
51 of 67 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
130 of 171 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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