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.
449
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)
80
Written Questions
21
Oral Questions
135
Debates Spoken In⚑
205
Speeches⚑
449
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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4 NOHealth Bill
4 votes · 8 Sept 2026
Health Bill
4 votes · 8 Sept 2026
2 NOHealth Bill
2 votes · 7 Sept 2026
Health Bill
2 votes · 7 Sept 2026
1 AYE3 NORepresentation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
Representation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
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
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
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what consideration she has given to appointing a new British ambassador to Syria.
Breast Cancer: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research into treatment for lobular breast cancer.
International Criminal Court
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the UK is taking to support the International Criminal Court.
Defence: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration he has given to the development of skills required by the defence industry in Fife.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to increase support for families in the context of trends in the cost of energy caused by the conflict in Iran.
Defence: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending on Wales.
Driving Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will consider extending the validity of driving theory tests from two years to three years.
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Israeli counterpart on the opening of a humanitarian corridor between Gaza and th
Gaza: Doctors
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Israeli counterpart on access to Gaza for a) Palestinian doctors and b) internati
Pigs and Poultry: Animal Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's proposed timeline is for banning cages in relation to hens and pigs.
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