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Michelle Welsh vs Emily Thornberry

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

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

256 same votes 0 different votes 256 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

31 Aye 27 No

Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes

31 Aye 27 No

14 Aye 16 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes

14 Aye 16 No

16 Aye 10 No

Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes

16 Aye 10 No

19 Aye 1 No

Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes

19 Aye 1 No

4 Aye 10 No

Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes

4 Aye 10 No

Most different by topic

31 Aye 27 No

Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes

31 Aye 27 No

14 Aye 16 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes

14 Aye 16 No

16 Aye 10 No

Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes

16 Aye 10 No

19 Aye 1 No

Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes

19 Aye 1 No

4 Aye 10 No

Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes

4 Aye 10 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

61.8%

11% below average

Rank 559 of 649

488

590 eligible divisions

Total votes

1,469

2,376 eligible divisions

248

50.8% of votes cast

Aye votes

815

55.5% of votes cast

240

49.2% of votes cast

No votes

654

44.5% of votes cast

0.0% of votes cast

Against party

0.1% of votes cast

2 years, 3 months

Since 4 Jul 2024

Commons service

21 years, 5 months

Since 5 May 2005

Debates

-26.8 vs Commons average

Rank 404 of 650

Appearances

-3.8 vs Commons average

Rank 275 of 650

-77.7 vs Commons average

Rank 451 of 650

Contributions

132

-15.7 vs Commons average

Rank 239 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

£2,941,443

all imported IPSA years

£179,455

21% below average

Latest expenses

£294,489

30% above average

2 registered categories

Registered interests

2 registered categories

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

Devolution / Local Government

24 of 24 votes

Brexit / EU

167 of 211 votes

Migration

13 of 13 votes

Migration

124 of 171 votes

Digital / Online Safety

11 of 11 votes

Housing

48 of 67 votes

Foreign Affairs

4 of 4 votes

Foreign Affairs

49 of 69 votes

Energy

19 of 20 votes

Work / Employment

53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026

Aye

Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026

Democracy / Parliament

Aye

Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026

Democracy / Parliament

Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026

Democracy / Parliament

Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026

Democracy / Parliament

Aye

Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026

Trade Work / Employment

Aye

Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026