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Michelle Welsh vs Chris Murray

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 Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

388 same votes 0 different votes 388 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
52 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 650
467
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
564 eligible divisions
241
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
49.1 % of votes cast
226
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
227
50.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Appearances
36
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 650
60
-67.6 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Contributions
44
-83.6 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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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