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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.


Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 445 shared comparable votes.

441 same votes 4 different votes 445 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
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 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
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 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

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 162 of 650
Participation
85.6%
13% above average
Rank 75 of 650
507
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
531
620 eligible divisions
253
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
49.2% of votes cast
254
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
270
50.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
Appearances
84
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
69
-91.1 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
Contributions
144
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 250 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
5
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API