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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.

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 402 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 0 different votes 402 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 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
45 Aye 32 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
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
45 Aye 32 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
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 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

86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 77 of 650
Participation
82.8 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 650
1,403
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
563 eligible divisions
673
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
51.5 % of votes cast
730
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
226
48.5 % of votes cast
9
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1
-70.0 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
Appearances
47
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
1
-125.0 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
Contributions
60
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650

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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
68 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 65 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
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