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Michelle Welsh vs Elaine Stewart

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 Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 1 different votes 315 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
50 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
50 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 93% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
50 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
50 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 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
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 649
488
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
363
590 eligible divisions
248
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
160
44.1% of votes cast
240
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
203
55.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
Appearances
26
-57.6 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
68
-77.7 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
Contributions
36
-109.7 vs Commons average
Rank 562 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21% below average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Housing
25 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Tax
81 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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