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Vicky Foxcroft vs Melanie Ward

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

Photograph of Vicky Foxcroft
Vicky Foxcroft
Lab Lewisham North
vs
Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Vicky Foxcroft and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 379 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 0 different votes 379 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
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 163 of 649
Participation
75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 649
1,925
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
568 eligible divisions
1,056
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
215
50.1 % of votes cast
869
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
214
49.9 % of votes cast
16
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

8
-65.4 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649
Appearances
72
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 649
12
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 649
Contributions
90
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,004,263
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£280,265
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
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

Defence
69 of 71 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Education
92 of 96 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Transport
84 of 95 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
149 of 169 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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