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Michelle Welsh vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

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 Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 369 different votes 393 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
2 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
58 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
34 Aye 58 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
34 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 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
78.1%
6% above average
Rank 239 of 649
488
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
590 eligible divisions
248
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
206
44.7% of votes cast
240
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
255
55.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 649
Appearances
112
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
68
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 649
Contributions
141
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£179,455
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21% below average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Tax
98 of 112 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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