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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 180 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 175 different votes 180 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 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

59.6 %
14 % below average
Rank 585 of 648
Participation
75.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 306 of 648
1,377
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
526 eligible divisions
647
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
205
51.5 % of votes cast
730
53.0 % of votes cast
No votes
193
48.5 % of votes cast
19
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
3.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

23
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 648
Appearances
65
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 648
24
-83.9 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 648
Contributions
84
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 648

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
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
2
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
23 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
60 of 87 votes
#5
Defence
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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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