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Matt Turmaine vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Matt Turmaine
Matt Turmaine
Lab Watford
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Matt Turmaine and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 478 shared comparable votes.

477 same votes 1 different votes 478 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
64 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
64 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
64 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
64 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

91.4%
19% above average
Rank 11 of 650
Participation
82.1%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 650
577
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
631 eligible divisions
299
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
50.4% of votes cast
278
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
257
49.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

44
-50.4 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
Appearances
61
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
66
-98.5 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
Contributions
72
-92.5 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£150,619
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£150,619
33% below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
1
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 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
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API