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Jack Abbott vs Michelle Welsh

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


Voting alignment

Jack Abbott and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 479 shared comparable votes.

476 same votes 3 different votes 479 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
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

91.0%
19% above average
Rank 13 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 162 of 650
564
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
620 eligible divisions
277
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
49.9% of votes cast
287
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
254
50.1% of votes cast
3
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 528 of 650
Appearances
56
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
45
-111.0 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650
Contributions
67
-89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£181,221
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£181,221
20% below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
4
3 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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API