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Michael Payne vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 0 different votes 371 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
58 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
58 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
58 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
Participation
82.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 155 of 649
437
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
568 eligible divisions
228
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
51.6 % of votes cast
209
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
226
48.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-53.2 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 649
Appearances
46
-29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 649
23
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649
Contributions
58
-75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£216,868
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
11
2 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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
48 of 50 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
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