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Bridget Phillipson vs Michelle Welsh

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


Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 223 shared comparable votes.

218 same votes 5 different votes 223 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
27 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

55.8%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 650
1,352
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
636 eligible divisions
811
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
264
50.5% of votes cast
541
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
259
49.5% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Appearances
64
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
486
+318.9 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
Contributions
76
-91.1 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
13
2 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#1
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API