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Josh Newbury vs Michelle Welsh

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


Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 470 shared comparable votes.

458 same votes 12 different votes 470 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
65 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
65 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
65 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

84.4%
12% above average
Rank 102 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 650
537
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
636 eligible divisions
283
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
264
50.5% of votes cast
254
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
259
49.5% of votes cast
13
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

173
+76.1 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
Appearances
65
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
205
+36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Contributions
78
-90.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
2
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Benefits
31 of 32 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API