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Michelle Welsh vs Adam Thompson

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

Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest
vs
Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Adam Thompson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 438 shared comparable votes.

438 same votes 0 different votes 438 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
57 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
57 Aye 31 No
30 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
57 Aye 31 No
30 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

82.8 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 650
Participation
92.9 %
20 % above average
Rank 9 of 650
466
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
563 eligible divisions
240
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
260
49.7 % of votes cast
226
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
263
50.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Appearances
84
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Contributions
95
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,455
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,664
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,664
21 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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