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Michelle Welsh vs Ben Goldsborough

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 Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 410 shared comparable votes.

408 same votes 2 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
54 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
54 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
54 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 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
86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 650
466
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
563 eligible divisions
240
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
49.8 % of votes cast
226
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
61
-64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Contributions
68
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 405 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
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
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
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
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