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Linsey Farnsworth vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

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

415 same votes 1 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
56 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
56 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
56 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
56 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 53 of 650
Participation
83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 144 of 650
490
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
558 eligible divisions
255
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
51.8 % of votes cast
235
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
223
48.2 % 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

64
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Appearances
46
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
118
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
59
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£216,552
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£216,552
4 % 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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API