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Christian Wakeford vs Michelle Welsh

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


Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 424 shared comparable votes.

424 same votes 0 different votes 424 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
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

86.2%
14% above average
Rank 73 of 649
Participation
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 141 of 649
1,429
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
684
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.8% of votes cast
745
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
240
49.2% of votes cast
9
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
Appearances
56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 649
1
-142.5 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 649
Contributions
68
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48% above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
0
0 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 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
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API