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Chris Elmore vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 0 different votes 354 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
47 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
47 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
47 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 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

78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 239 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 150 of 649
1,808
2,308 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
573 eligible divisions
993
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
242
51.3 % of votes cast
815
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
230
48.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
10 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 649
Appearances
47
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 649
226
+89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
Contributions
59
-77.7 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
3
1 registered category
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

Housing
58 of 61 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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