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Jayne Kirkham vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Jayne Kirkham
Jayne Kirkham
Lab Truro and Falmouth
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Jayne Kirkham and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 408 shared comparable votes.

408 same votes 0 different votes 408 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
51 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
51 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
51 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 150 of 650
Participation
82.8 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 650
464
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
563 eligible divisions
235
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
51.5 % of votes cast
229
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
226
48.5 % 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

164
+93.7 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650
Appearances
49
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
195
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 650
Contributions
62
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£143,536
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£143,536
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
1
1 registered category
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

Defence
33 of 33 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 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
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
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