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Al Carns vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

274 same votes 0 different votes 274 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
33 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 614 of 649
Participation
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 141 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
147
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.8% of votes cast
165
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
240
49.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 650
Appearances
56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
274
+128.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
68
-77.7 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
7
4 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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
21 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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