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Sir Jeremy Hunt vs Melanie Ward

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

Photograph of Sir Jeremy Hunt
Sir Jeremy Hunt
Con Godalming and Ash
vs
Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Sir Jeremy Hunt and Melanie Ward voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 198 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 193 different votes 198 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 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

58.9%
14% below average
Rank 582 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,400
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
659
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
741
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
21
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649
Appearances
68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
55
-90.9 vs Commons average
Rank 490 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

£2,583,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£254,916
13% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
18
7 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
10
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
193 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
64 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Transport
63 of 95 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
31 of 48 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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