Melanie Ward
- Constituency
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
- Region
- Scotland
- Member since
- 4 July 2024
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 77%
- Debates contributed to
- 192
- Registered interests
- 10
- Declared value
- £31,658
Record last updated 7 Nov 2026
Melanie Ward is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy, first elected in July 2024. She holds the government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Scotland Office. Ward has cast 482 votes out of 628 eligible divisions, giving her a participation rate of 77%, and has made 317 contributions across 192 debates, with her top debate topics being Foreign Affairs & Defence, Other/Procedural, and International Development. Her top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 06/11/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
482 / 628
76.75%
Ranked #237 of 655 MPs (64th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
192 / 12881
317 total contributions
Ranked #217 of 655 MPs (67th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
10
£31,658.10
Ranked #237 of 655 MPs (64th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Melanie Ward is the Labour MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Constituencies
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy Jul 2024 – present
Posts held
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office) Jul 2026 – present