Melanie Ward, Labour (Co-op) MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy, was elected to the current parliament on 4 July 2024 and is relatively new to the House. She has cast 171 votes from 460 eligible divisions, achieving a participation rate of 37.17 percent and ranking 558th overall among all MPs. Her debate contributions show a marked divergence from her voting record, with 215 contributions across 139 debates that rank her 176th overall among all MPs, substantially higher than her voting participation would suggest. Her most active debate topics have been Foreign Affairs and Defence, Other or Procedural matters, and International Development, while her voting focus has been on Justice and Law, Parliamentary Procedure, and Employment and Workers Rights.

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