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Michelle Welsh vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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 Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 63% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

234 same votes 140 different votes 374 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
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 6 No
Energy 87% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
41 Aye 23 No
Tax 75% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 12% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 43% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 8 No
Benefits 56% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 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
79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 220 of 650
466
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
563 eligible divisions
240
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
55.6 % of votes cast
226
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
198
44.4 % 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
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Appearances
170
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Contributions
259
+133.2 vs Commons average
Rank 61 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
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API