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Matt Western vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 0 different votes 351 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
53 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
53 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
53 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 150 of 649
1,565
2,104 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
573 eligible divisions
874
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
242
51.3 % of votes cast
691
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
230
48.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Appearances
47
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
113
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 649
Contributions
59
-76.8 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 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
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API