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Victoria Atkins vs Melanie Ward

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

Photograph of Victoria Atkins
Victoria Atkins
Con Louth and Horncastle
vs
Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Victoria Atkins and Melanie Ward voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 245 different votes 248 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
32 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 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 168 of 647
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 294 of 647
1,901
2,324 eligible divisions
Total votes
409
538 eligible divisions
920
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
50.6 % of votes cast
981
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
202
49.4 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.9 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

14
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 647
Appearances
72
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 647
24
-91.5 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 647
Contributions
93
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,703,387
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£241,610
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14 % below average
6
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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Migration
159 of 169 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
61 of 67 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#5
Defence
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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