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Alex Norris vs Michelle Welsh

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


Voting alignment

Alex Norris and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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
39 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 302 of 649
Participation
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 141 of 649
1,597
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
891
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.8% of votes cast
706
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
240
49.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
501
+355.3 vs Commons average
Rank 21 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

£1,827,073
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£301,924
33% above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 73 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
159 of 188 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
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API