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Gregory Stafford vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Gregory Stafford and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 326 different votes 334 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 296 of 650
Participation
83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 144 of 650
423
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
558 eligible divisions
196
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
51.8 % of votes cast
227
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
223
48.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

117
+47.2 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
Appearances
46
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
206
+82.1 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
Contributions
59
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£192,386
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£192,386
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
5
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

Tax
98 of 108 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Energy
14 of 17 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
40 of 49 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API