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Dr Caroline Johnson vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Dr Caroline Johnson
Dr Caroline Johnson
Con Sleaford and North Hykeham
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Dr Caroline Johnson and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 341 different votes 350 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
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
47 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
47 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

82.9 %
10 % above average
Rank 142 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 649
1,825
2,201 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
575 eligible divisions
890
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.5 % of votes cast
935
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
230
48.5 % of votes cast
10
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 7 months
Since 8 Dec 2016
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

135
+57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 649
Appearances
47
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
355
+217.4 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 649
Contributions
59
-78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,451,695
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£229,187
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
3
3 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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
154 of 164 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
82 of 89 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 65 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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