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John Whitby vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 416 shared comparable votes.

416 same votes 0 different votes 416 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 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 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
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 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

89.2 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 647
Participation
84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 113 of 647
479
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
537 eligible divisions
251
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
237
52.1 % of votes cast
228
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
218
47.9 % 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

44
-19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 647
Appearances
37
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 647
55
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 647
Contributions
45
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
2
2 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API