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Chris Bloore vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 392 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 2 different votes 392 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
40 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 90% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
40 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 162 of 650
454
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
620 eligible divisions
220
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
49.9% of votes cast
234
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
254
50.1% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

111
+18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
58
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
125
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Contributions
69
-93.0 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26% below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
28 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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