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Michelle Welsh vs Andy Slaughter

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 Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Andy Slaughter voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 467 shared comparable votes.

467 same votes 0 different votes 467 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
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

82.7%
10% above average
Rank 141 of 649
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 649
488
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,944
2,376 eligible divisions
248
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,077
55.4% of votes cast
240
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
867
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
Appearances
84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 649
68
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
Contributions
119
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,455
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21% below average
Latest expenses
£285,386
26% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
65 of 67 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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