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Keir Mather vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 0 different votes 349 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
43 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
43 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
43 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 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

75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 304 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 649
589
781 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
575 eligible divisions
290
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.5 % of votes cast
299
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
230
48.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Appearances
47
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
465
+327.4 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 649
Contributions
59
-78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
1
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

Education
50 of 52 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
31 of 33 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 14 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API