Melanie Ward
- Constituency
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
- Region
- Scotland
- Member since
- 4 July 2024
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 76%
- Debates contributed to
- 178
- Registered interests
- 10
- Declared value
- £31,658
Record last updated 19 Sep 2026
Melanie Ward is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy, elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. She holds the position of Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Scotland Office. Ward has cast 449 votes from 587 eligible divisions, giving her a participation rate of 76%, and has made 272 contributions across 178 debates, with her top debate topics being Foreign Affairs & Defence, Other/Procedural, and International Development. Her top voting topics have been Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 18/09/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
449 / 587
76.49%
Ranked #245 of 654 MPs (63th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
178 / 11739
272 total contributions
Ranked #212 of 654 MPs (68th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
10
£31,658.10
Ranked #232 of 654 MPs (65th 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