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Adam Thompson vs Michelle Welsh

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Adam Thompson and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 482 shared comparable votes.

482 same votes 0 different votes 482 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
64 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
64 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
64 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
64 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

92.5%
20% above average
Rank 8 of 650
Participation
82.0%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 650
580
627 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
627 eligible divisions
289
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
50.6% of votes cast
291
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
254
49.4% of votes cast
2
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Appearances
61
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
118
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
Contributions
72
-92.5 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£179,664
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£179,664
21% below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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