Melanie Ward
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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Melanie Ward is the Labour MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
436
Votes Cast
£195,558
Expenses 2024-25
7,248
Majority
45.7%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£195,558
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 40,814 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
76
Written Questions
20
Oral Questions
135
Debates Spoken In⚑
205
Speeches⚑
436
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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3 NOPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
1 AYE1 NOImmigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
Immigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
4 NOArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
4 NONational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
2 NOCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Financial Interests(6)
Visits outside the UK
Doha Forum
£5,555
Visits outside the UK
Doha Forum
- Name of donor
- Doha Forum
- Address of donor
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha, Qatar
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£5,555), accommodation and meals (£402), value £5,957
- Destination of visit
- Qatar
- Dates of visit
- 5 December 2025 to 8 December 2025
- Purpose of visit
- To participate in the Doha Forum 2025 on diplomacy, dialogue and diversity, including meetings with fellow cross-party parliamentarians, political representations of other countries and Qatari ministers to discuss Qatar’s role in seeking to resolve current regional conflicts.
Registered 19 December 2025
Visits outside the UK
the Munich Security Conference Foundation
£1,807
Visits outside the UK
the Munich Security Conference Foundation
- Name of donor
- Stiftung Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz gGmbH
- Address of donor
- Karolinenplatz 3, 80333 Munich, Germany
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£1807.22), accommodation (£1141.58), meals (£233.28), additional meals and transport (estimated value £300), value £3,482.08
- Destination of visit
- United States (New York)
- Dates of visit
- 17 September 2025 to 21 September 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Participation in Annual Meeting of Women Parliamentarians Programme run by the Munich Security Conference Foundation.
Registered 13 October 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
a member of my staff
Costs of a residential course attended by a member of my staff (Great Britain China Centre is a non-departmental body of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
22 July 2025 to 25 July 2025
£1,350
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
a member of my staff
Costs of a residential course attended by a member of my staff (Great Britain China Centre is a non-departmental body of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
22 July 2025 to 25 July 2025
- Name of donor
- Great Britain China Centre
- Address of donor
- Kings Buildings, Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HQ
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Costs of a residential course attended by a member of my staff (Great Britain China Centre is a non-departmental body of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), value £1,350
- Date received
- 22 July 2025 to 25 July 2025
- Date accepted
- 22 July 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration 01196043
Registered 21 August 2025
Visits outside the UK
the Munich Security Conference Foundation
£1,149
Visits outside the UK
the Munich Security Conference Foundation
- Name of donor
- Stiftung Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz gGmbH
- Address of donor
- Karolinenplatz 3, 80333 Munich, Germany
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£1148.85), accommodation (£697.17), meals and transport (estimated value £400), value £2,246.02
- Destination of visit
- Saudi Arabia (AlUla)
- Dates of visit
- 30 September 2025 to 3 October 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Participation in Munich Leaders Meeting on the Middle East, run by the Munich Security Conference Foundation.
Registered 23 October 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
a member of staff
Cost of a two-day non-residential course in London attended by a member of staff (Great Britain China Centre is a non-departmental body of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
6 November 2025 to 7 November 2025
£1,100
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
a member of staff
Cost of a two-day non-residential course in London attended by a member of staff (Great Britain China Centre is a non-departmental body of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
6 November 2025 to 7 November 2025
- Name of donor
- Great Britain China Centre
- Address of donor
- Kings Buildings, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HQ
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Cost of a two-day non-residential course in London attended by a member of staff (Great Britain China Centre is a non-departmental body of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), value £1,100
- Date received
- 6 November 2025 to 7 November 2025
- Date accepted
- 6 November 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration 01196043
Registered 24 November 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Melanie in Parliament
Football: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is planning a further allocation of funding to support grassroots football in Scotland.
Darfur: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's Mass Atrocity Prevention Hub for supporting the U
Driving Licences: Epilepsy
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to allow people with epilepsy who have been seizure-free for more than ten years while taking medication to apply for a driver
Juries: Zero Hours Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of jury service on people employed on zero hour contracts.
Charities: Overseas Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance her Department has issued to (a) UK charities and (b) the Charity Commission to ensure that charities do not invest in illegal
Burntisland Station: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects Network Rail to have completed a feasibility study on making Burntisland railway station accessible.
Driving Tests: Fife
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress her Department has made on increasing driving examiner recruitment in Fife.
Living Wage and Minimum Wage: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage on people in Wales.
Migraines: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a supply shortage of Aimovig on people who experience migraines.
Financial Services: Discrimination
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle ageism in the provision of financial services.
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