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Michelle Welsh vs Alex Baker

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


Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Alex Baker voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 410 shared comparable votes.

397 same votes 13 different votes 410 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
58 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
58 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 650
Participation
75.0%
3% above average
Rank 309 of 650
523
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
477
636 eligible divisions
264
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
53.0% of votes cast
259
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
224
47.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650
Appearances
80
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
78
-91.2 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Contributions
108
-61.2 vs Commons average
Rank 371 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
£175,028
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21% below average
Latest expenses
£175,028
23% below average
2
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

#1
Housing
32 of 33 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Education
44 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 20 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API