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Melanie Ward

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Government Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office) · Scotland Office

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: melanie.ward.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

287-289 High Street, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 1JH

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
76.4%
482 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
7 meetings attended
Debate contributions
235
in the 7 year window
Written questions
80
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Melanie Ward is the Labour MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
76.4%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
482

joint 270th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Melanie Ward voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 91.8%91.8%2025: 74.5%74.5%2026: 74.2%74.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236175 74.2%
2025322240 74.5%
20247367 91.8%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631482 76.4%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
235
Written questions
80
Oral questions
15
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
7

joint 468th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Melanie Ward: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 343420242025: 333320252026: 13132026
Oral questions per year
Melanie Ward: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 6620242025: 7720252026: 222026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 74 40 13 2 0 0 0
2025 124 80 33 7 0 0 0
2024 37 28 34 6 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
235
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
148
distinct debates

joint 416th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Melanie Ward: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 373720242025: 12412420252026: 74742026
Debates participated in per year
Melanie Ward: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 282820242025: 808020252026: 40402026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
    • – Joined Labour

  2. 2025

    • – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee

  3. 2026

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)

Constituency: Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy constituency boundary
Area
148.0 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 7,248
Electorate
71,845 · turnout 56.8%
Postcode areas
KY1, KY11, KY12, KY2, KY3, KY4, KY5

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.