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Matthew Patrick vs Michelle Welsh

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


Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 442 shared comparable votes.

433 same votes 9 different votes 442 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
61 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
61 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
61 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 153 of 650
Participation
82.1%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
518
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
520
633 eligible divisions
253
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.6% of votes cast
265
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
257
49.4% of votes cast
9
1.7% 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

38
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
Appearances
62
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
104
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Contributions
73
-91.6 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API