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Andy Slaughter vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Andy Slaughter and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 467 shared comparable votes.

467 same votes 0 different votes 467 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
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 649
Participation
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 141 of 649
1,944
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
1,077
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.8% of votes cast
867
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
240
49.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
+0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 649
Appearances
56
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
116
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649
Contributions
68
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£285,386
26% above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Housing
65 of 67 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
68 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 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
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