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Michelle Welsh vs Jeff Smith

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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 432 shared comparable votes.

432 same votes 0 different votes 432 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
55 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
55 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
55 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 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
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 650
466
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,873
2,349 eligible divisions
240
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,020
54.5 % of votes cast
226
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
853
45.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

47
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Appearances
34
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Contributions
47
-78.8 vs Commons average
Rank 493 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
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