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Michelle Welsh vs Ben Lake

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

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Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest
vs
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Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Ben Lake voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 301 shared comparable votes.

119 same votes 182 different votes 301 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
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 82% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 73% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Migration 60% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 6 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
39 Aye 27 No
Tax 24% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 28% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 33% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 8 No
Transport 36% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 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
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
488
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
248
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
55.8% of votes cast
240
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
Appearances
67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
68
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
Contributions
69
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 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
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21% below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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