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Deirdre Costigan vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Deirdre Costigan and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 391 shared comparable votes.

391 same votes 0 different votes 391 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
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 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

91.1 %
18 % above average
Rank 14 of 650
Participation
82.8 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 650
513
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
563 eligible divisions
266
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
51.5 % of votes cast
247
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
226
48.5 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

14
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Appearances
47
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
19
-106.8 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650
Contributions
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£196,485
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£196,485
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
0
0 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API