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Andrew Western vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 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
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 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

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
Participation
82.7 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 650
692
948 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
565 eligible divisions
341
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
51.6 % of votes cast
351
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
226
48.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Appearances
47
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
306
+177.3 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
Contributions
60
-68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
8
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
37 of 43 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API