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Michelle Welsh vs Dr Allison Gardner

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


Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 446 shared comparable votes.

433 same votes 13 different votes 446 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
57 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
57 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
57 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 650
Participation
83.5%
11% above average
Rank 120 of 650
523
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
531
636 eligible divisions
264
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
48.8% of votes cast
259
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
272
51.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Appearances
106
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
78
-90.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Contributions
155
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21% below average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
32 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API