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Dame Meg Hillier vs Michelle Welsh

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


Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 422 shared comparable votes.

408 same votes 14 different votes 422 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
55 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
55 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 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
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
55 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 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
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

73.5%
1% above average
Rank 340 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 650
1,779
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
636 eligible divisions
997
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
264
50.5% of votes cast
782
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
259
49.5% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

154
+57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Appearances
65
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
278
+109.8 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
Contributions
78
-90.2 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21% above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
9
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

Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API