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Jeff Smith vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 421 shared comparable votes.

421 same votes 0 different votes 421 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
55 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
55 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
55 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 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

79.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 217 of 647
Participation
84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 113 of 647
1,848
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
537 eligible divisions
1,011
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
237
52.1 % of votes cast
837
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
218
47.9 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

16
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 647
Appearances
37
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 647
21
-91.0 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 647
Contributions
45
-67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
3
2 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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API