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Jessica Morden vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Jessica Morden
Jessica Morden
Lab Newport East
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Jessica Morden and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

382 same votes 0 different votes 382 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
59 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
59 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
59 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

78.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 243 of 650
Participation
82.7 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 650
1,838
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
565 eligible divisions
1,024
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
51.6 % of votes cast
814
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
226
48.4 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Appearances
47
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
52
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Contributions
60
-68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,752,356
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£297,501
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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
68 of 71 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
152 of 169 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
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API