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Lauren Edwards vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

406 same votes 1 different votes 407 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 86 of 650
Participation
82.8 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 650
483
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
563 eligible divisions
241
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
51.5 % of votes cast
242
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
226
48.5 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

45
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Appearances
49
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
61
-65.2 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Contributions
62
-64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£133,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
2
1 registered category
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
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
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
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
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