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Lucy Powell vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 0 different votes 341 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
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
41 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
41 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 503 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
575 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.5 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % 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
13 years, 8 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

6
-72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 649
Appearances
47
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
96
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
Contributions
59
-79.6 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
14
5 registered categories
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

Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
51 of 71 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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