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Michelle Welsh vs Catherine West

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

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 0 different votes 307 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

30 Aye 32 No

Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes

30 Aye 32 No

28 Aye 14 No

Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes

28 Aye 14 No

11 Aye 14 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes

11 Aye 14 No

14 Aye 10 No

Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes

14 Aye 10 No

12 Aye 6 No

Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes

12 Aye 6 No

Most different by topic

30 Aye 32 No

Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes

30 Aye 32 No

28 Aye 14 No

Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes

28 Aye 14 No

11 Aye 14 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes

11 Aye 14 No

14 Aye 10 No

Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes

14 Aye 10 No

12 Aye 6 No

Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes

12 Aye 6 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

73.5%

1% above average

Rank 343 of 649

488

590 eligible divisions

Total votes

1,747

2,376 eligible divisions

248

50.8% of votes cast

Aye votes

947

54.2% of votes cast

240

49.2% of votes cast

No votes

800

45.8% of votes cast

0.0% of votes cast

Against party

0.5% of votes cast

2 years, 3 months

Since 4 Jul 2024

Commons service

11 years, 5 months

Since 7 May 2015

Debates

-27.6 vs Commons average

Rank 418 of 650

Appearances

-34.6 vs Commons average

Rank 460 of 650

-77.7 vs Commons average

Rank 454 of 650

Contributions

-85.7 vs Commons average

Rank 475 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

£2,012,777

all imported IPSA years

£179,455

21% below average

Latest expenses

£264,778

17% above average

2 registered categories

Registered interests

3 registered categories

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

Devolution / Local Government

24 of 24 votes

Education

86 of 96 votes

Migration

13 of 13 votes

Migration

153 of 171 votes

Digital / Online Safety

11 of 11 votes

Brexit / EU

186 of 211 votes

Foreign Affairs

4 of 4 votes

Environment / Climate

41 of 48 votes

Energy

19 of 20 votes

Foreign Affairs

57 of 69 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

Closure motion 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026