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Michelle Welsh vs Dr Neil Hudson

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 Neil Hudson
Dr Neil Hudson
Con Epping Forest

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Dr Neil Hudson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 345 different votes 353 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
1 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
55 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
32 Aye 55 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
32 Aye 55 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 144 of 650
Participation
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 105 of 650
463
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,379
1,626 eligible divisions
240
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
685
49.7 % of votes cast
223
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
694
50.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 650
Appearances
72
+3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
57
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Contributions
87
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 313 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
£1,070,160
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£223,469
1 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
162 of 173 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 152 votes
Energy
16 of 17 votes
#5
Trade
47 of 51 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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